%0 Journal Article %1 girling1995theelderly. %A Girling, DM %A Barkley, C %A Paykel, ES %A Gehlhaar, E %A Brayne, C %A Gill, C %A Mathewson, D %A Huppert, FA %C Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK. %D 1995 %J J Affect Disord %K imported %N 4 %P 319--329 %T The prevalence of depression in a cohort of the very elderly. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8550958 %V 34 %X In a community study of 1173 very elderly (> or = 77 years) subjects, a screening interview was followed by a CAMDEX diagnostic interview in a subsample of 461. The estimated prevalence of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the community sampled was 2.4% (95% CI 0.9%, 4.0%). Using CAMDEX criteria, the prevalence of depressive illness was 3.0% (95% CI 0.7%, 5.3%). 10% of those who had a diagnostic interview were rated as having depressive symptoms of mild or moderate severity. Of these, approximately 1/3 met diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. The significance of these findings and the possible need for wider criteria for depression in the elderly are discussed.

@article{girling1995theelderly., abstract = {In a community study of 1173 very elderly (> or = 77 years) subjects, a screening interview was followed by a CAMDEX diagnostic interview in a subsample of 461. The estimated prevalence of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the community sampled was 2.4% (95% CI 0.9%, 4.0%). Using CAMDEX criteria, the prevalence of depressive illness was 3.0% (95% CI 0.7%, 5.3%). 10% of those who had a diagnostic interview were rated as having depressive symptoms of mild or moderate severity. Of these, approximately 1/3 met diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. The significance of these findings and the possible need for wider criteria for depression in the elderly are discussed.}, added-at = {2013-08-12T12:53:15.000+0200}, address = {Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK.}, author = {Girling, DM and Barkley, C and Paykel, ES and Gehlhaar, E and Brayne, C and Gill, C and Mathewson, D and Huppert, FA}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e91579bdcfb401b1d2e0931224729515/sokratesagogo}, day = 18, interhash = {d6c5e8c23496c616726d096bab3c6157}, intrahash = {e91579bdcfb401b1d2e0931224729515}, issn = {0165-0327}, journal = {J Affect Disord}, keyword = {Aged}, keywords = {imported}, language = {eng}, month = Aug, number = 4, organization = {NETHERLANDS}, pages = {319--329}, pii = {016503279500030Q}, timestamp = {2013-08-12T12:53:21.000+0200}, title = {The prevalence of depression in a cohort of the very elderly.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8550958}, volume = 34, year = 1995 }