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Does depression severity and duration increase mortality in community-living elderly?
Does depression severity and duration increase mortality in community-living elderly?
Moderate, severe, and chronic depression are independently associated with increased long-term mortality in non-demented older community-living adults.
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May support depression screening in elderly; leaves open whether treatment reduces mortality.
Schoevers et al. (2008) studied this question.
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