THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION IN AN ELDERLY COMMUNITY POPULATION
THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION IN AN ELDERLY COMMUNITY POPULATION
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/27.3.281
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发表时间：
1987-06-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
GEORGE, LK
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作者：
BLAZER, D;HUGHES, DC;GEORGE, LK
超过1，300名60岁或以上的社区成年人接受了抑郁症筛查。在27%的报告抑郁症状的患者中，19%被诊断为轻度烦躁不安，4%为症状性抑郁，2%为心境恶劣，1.2%为混合抑郁和焦虑综合征，0.8%为重度抑郁。DSM-III重度抑郁组更有可能报告负面生活事件和不良社会关系。
Over 1,300 community adults 60 years of age or older were screened for depressive symptomatology. Of the 27% reporting depressive symptoms, 19% were diagnosed as suffering mild dysphoria, 4% symptomatic depression, 2% dysthymia, 1.2% a mixed depressive and anxiety syndrome, and 0.8% major depression. The DSM-III major depressive group was more likely to report negative life events and poor social relations.