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Depression in old age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

B. Vukovic  and
D. Markovic-Zigic
B. Vukovic
Affiliation:
KBC Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia
D. Markovic-Zigic
Affiliation:
KBC Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

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Depression in older people is related to the population over 65 years. The age of depression often go with chronic illnesses, various physical and mental diseases.

Depression in old age is not a natural part. In the elderly population 1.4% suffered from severe depression. Compared with the rest of the population prevalence of major depression is twice as large in the age group of 70–85 years. Less severe depression have an instance 4–13%. Twice as many women than men have depression. The prevalence of depression is particularly high in the elderly with dementia.

In this report we present how many old people in Serbia suffer of depression and what is new tendence in therapy.

Type
P02-106
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 702
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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