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Late-life depression — the differences between early- and late-onset illness in a community-based sample
Author(s)	Joost Janssen, Aartjan T F Beekman, Hannie C Comijs
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 1, January 2006
Pages	pp 86-93
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Depression ; Early ; Late ; Living in the community ; Netherlands.
Annotation	The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) was used as a screen, and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) to diagnose major depressive disorder (MDD) was used with a large representative sample of older people (aged 55-85) in the Netherlands, part of the Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam (LASA). Data on 90 people with early-onset depression (EOD) and 39 with late-onset depression (LOD) were available. Those with LOD were older, and more often widowed. Family psychiatric history, vascular pathology and stressful early and late life events did not differ between groups. EOD subjects had more often double depression and more anxiety. The authors suggest that all patients with late-life depression, independent of age of depression onset, deserve a complete diagnostic work-up of both psychological and vascular risk factors. Treatment interventions should be focused accordingly. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060313218 A
Classmark	ENR: 4J: 4L: K4: 76H
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