@article{ref1,
title="Management and prevalence of severe depression in institutionalized older adults: A 515 case study",
journal="Revue de Geriatrie",
year="2002",
author="Lefebvre Des Noettes, V. and Henry, O. and Bodak, A. and Renaud, O.",
volume="27",
number="9",
pages="729-734",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This work suggests studying the prevalence of major depressive syndromes to 515 old subjects institutionalized in care in succession rehabilitation and long-term care in a geriatric's hospital of the Paris region. <br><br>METHODS: On a given day, systematic study of the records of 515 elderly patients. <br><br>RESULTS: The found prevalence is 42, 72% in global population. Sex ratio is the same (43%). The visits of the families and the volunteers (60%) have no considerable incidence. As regards the co-morbidity, three big pathologies are correlated to major depressions, it is, about cancers (56,10%), about neurological pathologies (50%) and about insanities (47,37%). 93,73% of the patients received the visit of the psychiatrist and/or the psychologist and 65% of the depressed patients receive an antidepressant treatment. 12,27% in the 15 days which follow the entrance (entry). 32,27% at the end of 3 months. The rate of attempt of suicide is 0,97%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study allowed us to take into account diagnosis &quot;major depression&quot; in the same way as the other one to answer it in an adapted way (psychotherapy + chemotherapy) and try to avoid any geriatric &quot;hospitalisme&quot;.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0397-7927",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}