@article{ref1,
title="Elderly depression in a Japanese leprosarium",
journal="Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi",
year="2007",
author="Nishida, Masaki and Nakamura, Yukari and Aosaki, Noboru",
volume="76",
number="1",
pages="3-9",
abstract="This report described the distribution of the patients who had been treated by psychiatrist in the National Tamazenshouen Sanatorium, a major leprosarium in Japan. We also investigated the characteristics of patients who had suffered a depressive episode during the last 5 years. Somatic symptoms were the predominant symptoms and were not limited to clinical signs unique to leprosy. The period of isolation was not significantly correlated with the geriatric depression scale. Forty-two residents had committed suicide since the leprosarium was established in 1909. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of psychosocial intervention to the residents.<p /><p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="1342-3681",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}