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| Mental health in senior citizens in the metropolitan zone of Guadalajara | | Author(s) | M Pando Moreno, C Aranda Beltrán, J L Ponce de Léon Barbosa |
| Journal title | Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 11, no 2, April 1999 |
| Pages | pp 96-100 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Depression ; Social surveys ; Mexico. |
| Annotation | A lack of studies about health and mental illness in older people in Mexico has meant that the prevalence of mental disorders cannot be assessed. The aims of this study were: to determine the prevalence of untreated psychological disorders in the population older than 65 in the metropolitan zone of Guadalajara; and to point out some factors associated with psychological disorders in this population. Using Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) to identify potential cases of mental disorders, the authors screened 246 randomly selected people among Guadalajara's 116,616 over 65s. 86 subjects (35%) qualified as "cases"; this figure is much higher than reported (20.8%) in the adult population in a previous study. Among the cases, 69% were female, 66% were widowed, and 50% were divorced. 44% had not finished their school education, 42% had no school education, 54% were unemployed, and 40% worked at home. Factors associated with anxiety and severe depression, sleep disorders, psychosomatic symptoms and problems in interpersonal relations were studied. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990715203 A |
| Classmark | E: ENR: 3F: 7TY |
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