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This paper provides an overview of the literature on depression in the elderly, and draws the attention of the readers to some, but not all, important issues related to this condition, which is still awaiting further exploration in its clinical presentation, epidemiology, treatment and prognosis. Aetiological factors are also briefly considered in the chapter.
Chiu et al. (Fri,) studied this question.