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3958408

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
The authors assessed the prevalence and demography of depressive symptoms, their association with specific chronic diseases, and their influence on health service use in a large sample of elderly men seen in a primary care setting. Twenty-four percent of respondents reported clinically significant depressive symptoms; the prevalence of major depressive disorders was estimated at 10%, but only 1% reported receiving mental health treatment by a specialist. Self-reported marital separation or divorce and physical disability affecting employment were strongly associated with high depression scores, whereas the normative stresses of aging (widowhood, retirement, social isolation) were not. Only chronic lung disease was differentially associated with high depression scores, and this effect was weak. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for the design of comprehensive health services for the elderly with chronic disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-8614
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
341-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Symptomatic depression in elderly medical outpatients. I. Prevalence, demography, and health service utilization.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.