Open AccessOnset and persistence of depression in older people—results from a 2-year community follow-up study
Author(s) -
Tess Harris,
Derek G. Cook,
Christina Victor,
Stephen DeWilde,
Carole Beighton
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afi216
Subject(s) - medicine , persistence (discontinuity) , depression (economics) , gerontology , psychiatry , older people , geotechnical engineering , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
baseline physical health, disability and social support have been shown to predict depression onset, but findings for persistence are inconsistent. For onset and persistence of depression, the effect of changes in these risk factors over time is unclear.
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