Depression as a Major Component of Public Health for Older Adults

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Chapman, Daniel P ; Perry, Geraldine S
• Description:
  Although public health is often conceptualized only as the prevention of physical illness, recent data suggest that mental illnesses are increasingly relevant to the mission of disease prevention and health promotion. Projections are that by 2020, depression will be second only to heart disease in its contribution to the global burden of disease as measured by disability-adjusted life years. Also, as the population ages, successive cohorts of older adults will account for increasingly larger segments of the U.S. population. We present the diagnostic criteria for, prevalence of, and risk factors for depressive disorders among older adults; the challenges of recognizing and treating depression in this population; the cost-effectiveness of relevant public health interventions; and the public health implications of these disorders.
• Subjects:
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Geriatric Assessment
  More +
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2008; 5(1).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  18082011
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2248771
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/4127/cdc_4127_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 399.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
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