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Depression in late-life: shifting the paradigm from treatment to prevention

โœ Scribed by Ellen M. Whyte; Barry Rovner

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
82 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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โœฆ Synopsis

Abstract

Lateโ€life depression is very common and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. While the field of geriatric psychiatry is focused on depression treatment, prevention is an enticing option. Prevention of lateโ€life depression would decrease both emotional suffering and depressionโ€associated morbidity and mortality and may decrease dependence on nonโ€mental health professionals to detect depression and to initiate a treatment referral. This paper will review current thinking on prevention research with a particular focus on its application to lateโ€life depression. To illustrate these issues, we discuss recent and ongoing clinical trials of interventions to prevent depression in two populations of older persons: those with ageโ€related macular degeneration (AMD) and those with cerebrovascular disease. Copyright ยฉ 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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