The Comparative Frequency of Depression in Various Adult Age Groups
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology
- Vol. 31 (3) , 283-292
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/31.3.283
Abstract
This paper reviews some methodological problems in assessing the age distribution of depression, catalogues and summarizes the findings of various epidemiological surveys, and discusses the implications of these findings from the view point of public health, clinical diagnosis, and research into the etiology of depression.Keywords
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