July 1, 1995The British Journal of Psychiatry
Prevalence and Correlates of Depression in a Population of Nonagenarians
Population
329 persons aged 90 and over, registered in a parish of Stockholm
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Overview
Associates with disability in nonagenarians; leaves open causal directions and intervention effects.
Structured PICO
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Population
329 persons aged 90 and over, registered in a parish of Stockholm
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Outcome
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and syndromes (Major Depressive Episode by DSM-IV and Depressive Episode by ICD-10)
In a population of nonagenarians, the prevalence of major depression is approximately 8-9% and correlates with daily disability and psychotropic drug use.
Cite This Study
Forsell et al. (1995) studied this question.