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The DSM-IV 'Minor depression' disorder in the oldest-old
— prevalence rate, sleep patterns, memory function and quality of life in elderly people of Italian descent in Southern Brazil | | Author(s) | Flavio M F Xavier, Marcos P T Ferraza, Irani Argimon |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 2, February 2002 |
| Pages | pp pp 107-116 |
| Keywords | White people ; Italy ; Living in the community ; Depression ; Sleep behaviour ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Quality of life ; Brazil. |
| Annotation | In a random representative sample of the oldest old (age 80+) from a rural southern region of Brazil, the prevalence rate of minor depression was 12%. Subjects with this diagnosis were more likely to complain about sleep and memory problems than older people without any other affective disorder (major depression or dysthymic disorder). otherwise, objective analysis of memory and sleep did not show differences between the groups. Moreover, in terms of factors such as life satisfaction and some domains from the Short Form 36 Quality of Life Scale (SF-36), those with minor depression presented worse self-reported evaluations. Female gender was associated with a more frequent presence of minor depression disorder, when compared with older people without any depressive disorder. Results supported the present concept that minor depression is prevalent in later life, especially among the oldest-old. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020215209 A |
| Classmark | TKA: 76V: K4: ENR: CG: DB: F:59: 7W6 |
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