OPL Depression in Later Life
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OPL Depression in Later Life

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Chapter 8 Prognosis

Robert C. Baldwin

  • • Depression in later life is prone to recurrence.
  • • Mortality may be increased in late-life depression.
  • • Whether depression increases the rate of later dementia is controversial.






DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199569014.003.0008

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this concise online reference provides an accessible account of how depression in older people presents, why it is important, and what treatments help.

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