It appears that results from cross‐sectional studies in Western societies estimate the
prevalence of depression in older adults to be lower than the prevalence in young and …

Explores the following questions regarding the epidemiology of late life depression: Case
identification. What are the symptom patterns among the depressed elderly leading to the …

In contrast to previous observations, which had indicated an increased prevalence of
depressive symptoms among the elderly, recent epidemiological studies have shown a …

Rates of major depression are presented from the recently completed Epidemiologic
Catchment Area (ECA) Study based on probability samples of over 18,000 adults, 18 years …

This paper reviews some methodological problems in assessing the age distribution of
depression, catalogues and summarizes the findings of various epidemiological surveys …

Abstract address three [epidemiological] tasks as they relate to late-life depression—
identification of cases, distribution of cases, and historical trends/[discuss specific …

Several recent, large epidemiologic and family studies suggest important temporal changes
in the rates of major depression: an increase in the rates in the cohorts born after World War …

Reviews the epidemiological evidence that the 1-mo prevalence of depressive disorders
may be lower in the elderly than in younger adults. It is suggested that this belief may be true …

Psychiatric epidemiological studies indicate that depression now afflicts about 10% of adults
in the United States each year and about a quarter of the population at some point in their …

An analysis of epidemiological studies on depression in the elderly using a specific
approach, which separated severe and mild forms of depressive disorders, and compared …