Sökning: "Late-life depression"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden Late-life depression.
1. Suicide in late life
Sammanfattning : Background: Elderly persons have the highest suicide rates in most industrialized countries. A number of antecedents to suicide late in life have been identified, but the risk associated with these factors is unclear because controlled studies are lacking. LÄS MER
2. Late-life depression from a primary care perspective
Sammanfattning : Studies have found that depressive states in old age that do not fulfil the criteria for major depression are clinically important depressive states. These depressive states are common in primary care patients. Therefore, studies of late-life depression from a primary care perspective are needed. LÄS MER
3. Depression in late life-prevalence and preventive intervention
Sammanfattning : BackgroundDepression in older people often goes undetected but has severe consequences on physical health, functioning and quality of life. As the aging population is growing, mental ill-health already is and will continue to be an important public health problem. There is a need for adequate strategies to meet this challenge. LÄS MER
4. Attempted suicide in late life: A prospective study
Sammanfattning : Background: Elderly have high suicide rates. While attempted suicide is the strongest known predictor of suicide death, there are few controlled studies focusing on elderly attempters and prospective studies are lacking. LÄS MER
5. Assessment and psychological treatment of depression in older adults
Sammanfattning : Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in older adults worldwide. Many older adults with depression are undetected, and there is a need for brief, scalable psychological treatments for depression that can be delivered remotely. LÄS MER