Citation

Horne A, Blazer DG. Clin. Geriatr. Med. 1992; 8(1): 159-172.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1576573

Abstract

Limited information is available regarding the relationship between elderly individuals and depression; but the clinician can anticipate problems in those who have had depression in the past, in those who are bereaved, in caretakers, and in patients with a number of other illnesses, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, stroke, alcoholism, and severe medical illness. Treatment may shorten the duration of the depression, limit long-term sequelae, and reduce the likelihood of suicide. More research with careful methodology would be helpful in clarifying directions for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Language: en