Unrecognized depression in community-dwelling elderly persons in Istanbul

Kulaksizoglu I., Gurvit H., Polat A., Harmanci H., Cakir S., Hanagasi H. A., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.303-312, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1041610204000845
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.303-312
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Depression, one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, causes disability and reduces quality of life. Rates of clinical depression in community samples of older adults range between 1-16 %. Most studies of old age depression have been conducted in developed countries. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depressive disorders among Turkish elderly in an urban community.