Purpose An estimated 2.2 billion people are visually impaired worldwide. Given that age-
related vision loss is a primary cause of vision impairment, this number is projected to rise …

Depression is perhaps the most frequent cause of emotional suffering in later life and
significantly decreases quality of life in older adults. In recent years, the literature on late-life …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health, psychological wellbeing,
and social interactions. People with physical disabilities might be particularly likely to be …

Background The benefits and risks of augmenting or switching antidepressants in older
adults with treatment-resistant depression have not been extensively studied. Methods We …

Background Late-life depression (LLD) is considered as a prodrome to dementia and plays
a major role in the development of long-term cognitive disabilities. We aimed to estimate the …

Context Little is known about prevalence rates ofDSM-IVdisorders across age strata of older
adults, including common conditions such as individual and coexisting mood and anxiety …

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses, with huge attendant
suffering. Current treatments are not universally effective, suggesting that a deeper …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which depression and
anxiety are associated with smoking, obesity, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption in …

The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) was designed to efficiently measure the core
symptoms of anxiety and depression and has demonstrated positive psychometric …

Depression is a common occurrence after stroke and is associated with excess disability,
cognitive impairment, and mortality. The authors undertook a systematic review of the …