Open AccessOpportunities for Cost-effective Prevention of Late-Life Depression
Author(s) -
Filip Smit,
Agnieska Ederveen,
Pim Cuijpers,
Dorly J. H. Deeg,
Aartjan T.F. Beekman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.3.290
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , public health , epidemiology , population , gerontology , cohort , psychiatry , environmental health , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Clinically relevant late-life depression has a prevalence of 16% and is associated with substantial societal costs through its disease burden and unfavorable prognosis. From the public health perspective, depression prevention may be an attractive, if not imperative, means to generate health gains and reduce future costs.
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