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| Cross-cultural comparison of depressive symptoms in Europe does not support stereotypes of ageing | | Author(s) | A T F Beekman, J R M Copeland, M E Dewey |
| Journal title | The British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 174, April 1999 |
| Pages | pp 322-329 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; Ageism ; Cross cultural surveys ; Europe. |
| Annotation | The prevalence and distribution of depressive symptoms are examined among the general population of older people, using data from community based samples from nine EURODEP centres (using the AGECAT-GMS package). The following questions are asked. Are there high proportions of depressive symptoms among otherwise well people? Do these levels reflect the prevalence of depression? Do key symptoms vary with age and do they confirm stereotypes? Proportions of depressive symptoms varied between centres. Some often associated with ageing were rare. Many were more common in women. Low-prevalence centres tended to have fewer symptoms among "well" people, but there were inconsistencies. Low levels of symptoms among the well population of a centre did not necessarily predict lower levels in the depressed. Variations in prevalence of depressive symptoms occurred between centres, not always related to levels of illness, with no consistent relationship between proportions of symptoms in well persons and cases for all centres. Few symptoms were present in >60% of older people. Stereotypes of old age were not upheld. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990427217 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: B:TOB: 3KA: 74 |
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