Open AccessMagnitude of depression and its correlates among elderly population in a rural area of Maharashtra: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Sourav Goswami,
Pradeep Deshmukh,
Ramesh Pawar,
Abhishek Raut,
Mansi Bhagat,
Ashok M Mehendale
Publication year - 2017
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_97_17
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , cross sectional study , odds ratio , population , logistic regression , demography , neglect , spouse , geriatric depression scale , confidence interval , psychiatry , gerontology , environmental health , anxiety , depressive symptoms , pathology , sociology , anthropology , macroeconomics , economics
Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder among elderly population in India, yet, it is commonly misdiagnosed and undertreated. The exact burden of depression among the elderly population in rural India was not known.