Evaluation and Management of Geriatric Depression in Primary Care
β Scribed by Lapid, Maria I.; Rummans, Teresa A.
- Book ID
- 123108379
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-6196
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## EDITORIAL Geriatric Depression in Primary Care The prevalence of geriatric depression is much higher in medical settings than in the community. Epidemiological studies show that major depression occurs in 1 O/ O of the general elderly population while 3% of community residing elderly individual
## Abstract ## Objective To determine the rate and correlates of geriatric depression in two primary care facilities within a teaching hospital in Nigeria. ## Method 202 older people were screened using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The Geriatric Mental State schedule (GMS) was administe