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Depression in Older People: What does the Future Hold?
Author(s) -
WARNER JAMES P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199609)11:9<831::aid-gps395>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , perspective (graphical) , older people , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , economics , computer science , macroeconomics , artificial intelligence
Demographic, economic and social changes over the next few decades are likely to have a significant effect on the care of the elderly. This personal view, from a United Kingdom perspective, examines some of these changes and assesses the impact they may have on the prevalence and treatment of depression in older people. Strategies for minimizing the marginalization of this group are discussed.