Objective To estimate the prevalence rate of dementia in subjects 85 years of age and over.
Design A two‐phase design with the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) in the …

Objectives: Information on the prevalence and risk factors for depressive disorders in old
age is of considerable interest for the assessment of future needs of the health care system …

Objective: To examine the prevalence of depression in old age and to review cross-age
studies that reported age-related differences in prevalence. Method: Reports of studies that …

Objective: To document the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Quebec's older adult
population. Method: Data came from the Enquête sur la santé des aînés study conducted in …

Objective The aim of the study was to determine the association between the prevalence of
clinically significant depression and age in a large representative sample of elderly German …

The incidence rate of depression in very old people was examined. In a two-wave
community study of Munich, Germany a representative sample of 402 people older than 85 …

Data on cognitive impairment in the oldest old is reported comparing two different samples,
one in Munich, Germany, and the other in the United States (Epidemiologic Catchment Area …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with depression
among men and women aged 85 and over. Method: A population-based study was …

The prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among 75-year-olds were examined
in three Nordic urban localities: Gothenburg, Sweden (n= 446), Jyväskylä, Finland (n= 382) …

BackgroundStereotypes of older people suggest that they are depressed. AimsTo examine
depression symptoms among people aged⩾ 65 in the general population and to ask the …