Unrecognized depression in community-dwelling elderly persons in Istanbul

Kulaksizoglu I., GÜRVİT İ. H., Polat A. Ö., Harmanci H., Cakir S., Hanagasi H., ...More

INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, vol.17, no.2, pp.303-312, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s1041610204000845
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.303-312
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Depression, one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, causes disability and reduces quality of life. Rates of clinical depression in community samples of older adults range between 1-16 %. Most studies of old age depression have been conducted in developed countries. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depressive disorders among Turkish elderly in an urban community.