Geriatric depression: prevalence, risk factors, and relationship to physical illnesses in a sample of medical clinic outpatients

Conclusion: Geriatric depression is a major health problem in medical outpatients. It is significantly correlated with positive past and/or family history of depression and the number of psychosocial stressors, physical illnesses, prescribed drugs, and previous hospitalizations.
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research