Open AccessAdding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India
Author(s) -
Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen,
Akhil Dhanesh Goel,
Shraddha Dwivedi,
Mohd Amirul Hassan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1019_19
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , rural area , gerontology , psychiatry , economics , pathology , macroeconomics
Depression among elderly population is a major public health issue affecting nearly 5% to 7% of the world's elderly. In the coming years, a major share will be contributed by developing countries like India. In the rural areas of Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, there is scarce data on the depression.