Background: Elderly or senior citizens are the people who are of the age 60 and above. With
the increase in ageing population, there is an increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and its epidemiological correlates
among geriatric people residing in southern Haryana, India. Material and Methods: This …

Objective: To examine the prevalence of depression among elderly and find the riskfactors
of depression. Methodology: Out of 2.9 million elderly population of central Punjab, 6% were …

Background: Depression is the most common geriatric psychiatric disorder. Other than
organic, socio-demographic factors, have been found to play an important role in mental …

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 …

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 …

Background. Globally, more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression.
Elderly persons are more vulnerable to depression. We conducted this study to estimate the …

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 …

Background: Depression in elderly is a public health problem. Aims and Objectives: To
determine the prevalence of depression and its correlates among the elderly population …

Objective: To assess the magnitude and risk factors of the problem of depression in an
elderly population of Pakistan. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a …