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The diagnosis and treatment of late-life depression
1Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA.
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Depression in the elderly occurs commonly and is a major public health problem. Unfortunately, despite the availability of safe and effective treatments, late-life depression is often underdiagnosed because the symptoms are unrecognized by the patient and the health care provider. Late-life depression is described in this review, with a focus on symptoms, prevalence, diagnosis, and available treatment modalities.