Am J Psychiatry 1980; 137:439-444
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Epidemiology of dysphoria and depression in an elderly population
D Blazer and CD Williams
The authors surveyed 997 elderly people living in the community and found
that the rate of significant dysphoric symptomatology was 14.7%. Forty-five
(4.5%) of these individuals suffered from dysphoric symptoms only, and 37
(3.7%) had symptoms of a major depressive disorder. Eighteen (1.8%)
suffered from symptoms of primary depressive disorder and 19 (1.9%) from
symptoms of secondary depressive disorder. Sixty- five (6.5%) had
depressive symptoms associated with impaired physical health. The frequency
of widowhood, impairment in social resources, and impairment in economic
resources was greater for individuals with symptoms of a major depressive
disorder. The entire sample used psychiatric services at a very low rate.
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