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Incidence and risk factors for depression and anxiety disorders — results from a 34-year longitudinal Swedish cohort study
Author(s)	G Samuelsson, C McCamish-Svensson, B Hagberg
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 6, November 2005
Pages	pp 571-575
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Depression ; Anxiety ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden.
Annotation	This study is based on a total cohort of 192 people born in 1902 and 1903 and living in southern Sweden. Subjects were assessed at baseline when aged 67 and on eight further occasions over 34 years or until death. The participation in the nine examinations ranged from 78% to 100%. Interviews, psychological tests and medical examinations were used as well as information on medical diagnoses from primary health care records and hospital records. The cumulative probability for the development of clinical depression during the follow-up was 8% and for anxiety 6%. The incidence rate for depression and for anxiety was highest during the period 67-81 years. The poor were more likely to be diagnosed with depression during the follow-up period, females more often than men. Therefore, the strongest risk factors for the development of depression were perceived economic problems. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060202243 A
Classmark	ENR: ENP: 3J: 76P
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