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ArticleAging and disease2012

Depression in the elderly: clinical features and risk factors.

Gülfizar Sözeri-Varma

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66 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Prevalence of mental disorders among elderly men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2020
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  6. Better Mental Health and Fewer Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Greater Psychological Resilience After Hip Fracture.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025
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Gülfizar Sözeri-VarmaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression in elderlies is not known quite well and thus cannot be treated adequately. The fact that elderliness is accepted as a property of depressive symptoms both by the relatives of the patients and doctors is one of the factors which make it difficult to recognize depression. Existence of multiple physical diseases in elderlies, use of multiple medicines, occurrence of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics changes depending on the age necessitate to take several factors into account while diagnosing and using medicines. In this study, clinical properties and risk factors of depression in old age period was reviewed and the properties of such depressions were summarized.

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depressionElderlylate-life depression

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PMID23251852
PMCPMC3522513

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