[PDF][PDF] Geriatric depression among rural and urban slum community in Chennai: A cross sectional study

B Arumugam, S Nagalingam, R Nivetha… - J Evol Med Dent Sci, 2013 - academia.edu
BACKGROUND: Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder among the elderly
which can manifest as major or minor depression. The community-based studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Depression and its correlates among geriatric people: A community based study from Southern Haryana, India

S Chawla, N Gour, PK Goel… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and its epidemiological correlates
among geriatric people residing in southern Haryana, India. Material and Methods: This …

[PDF][PDF] A comparative study of depression among the elderly living in old age homes and community in Visakhapatnam, India

D Karini, SK Lotheti, DM Bhimarasetty - Int J Community Med Public …, 2019 - academia.edu
Background: Depression in old age is an emerging public health problem leading to
morbidity and disabling effect on the quality of life. Depression in elderly is not yet perceived …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and predictors of depression in community-dwelling elderly in rural Haryana, India

M Pilania, M Bairwa, H Khurana… - Indian Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Depression in the elderly has been emerged as a serious public health
challenge in the developing countries. Elderly population with depression is on rise in India …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of depression among the rural elderly in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh

N Swarnalatha - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It has been documented that the elderly are more prone to psychological problems and
depression is the commonest of the geriatric psychiatric disorders. In fact, the elderly in India …

[PDF][PDF] Depression in an older adult rural population in India

SP Sinha, SR Shrivastava, J Ramasamy - MEDICC review, 2013 - SciELO Public Health
INTRODUCTION: With a rapidly aging society, geriatric mental health is emerging as an
important public health concern. According to the WHO, prevalence of depression in adults …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and factors associated with depression among the elderly in rural areas of Kannur, North Kerala, India: a cross sectional study

SA Thilak, AK Sarada… - Int J Community Med …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Background: The proportion of elderly people aged 60 years and above is increasing in
India alarmingly and they are at higher risk of developing neuropsychiatric problems if any …

[PDF][PDF] Depression and its associated factors among elderly patients attending rural primary health care setting

TV Sanjay, PP Yannick, M Madhusudan… - … Journal of Community …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: Depression is a growing public health challenge in India due to increase in the
population of elderly and drastic changes in the socio-cultural environment. There is a …

Prevalence of depression in an urban geriatric population in Marathwada region of Western India

MS Rathod, JV Dixit, AD Goel… - Indian journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Depression is a common problem in the elderly but is often undetected and
ignored as a medical problem, leading to poor quality of life. This community-based study …

[HTML][HTML] Magnitude of depression and its correlates among elderly population in a rural area of Maharashtra: A cross-sectional study

S Goswami, PR Deshmukh, R Pawar… - Journal of family …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder among elderly population
in India, yet, it is commonly misdiagnosed and undertreated. The exact burden of depression …