The effect of gender and age at onset of depression on mortality

R A Philibert; Larry Richards; C F Lynch; G Winokur

doi:10.4088/JCP.v58n0805

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The effect of gender and age at onset of depression on mortality

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The effect of gender and age at onset of depression on mortality

R A Philibert, Larry Richards, C F Lynch and G Winokur

The journal of clinical psychiatry, Vol.58(8), pp.355-360

08/1997

DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n0805

PMID: 9515974

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Abstract

Depression has a marked negative impact on geriatric patient mortality and morbidity. The risk factors and exact reasons for these effects are not well understood.

Comorbidity

Geriatric Assessment

Age Factors

Follow-Up Studies

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Humans

Risk Factors

Depressive Disorder - diagnosis

Depressive Disorder - mortality

Male

Hospitalization

Hospitals, Psychiatric

Age of Onset

Sex Factors

Survival Analysis

Lung Diseases, Obstructive - diagnosis

Female

Databases as Topic - statistics & numerical data

Heart Failure - diagnosis

Depressive Disorder - epidemiology

Heart Failure - epidemiology

Lung Diseases, Obstructive - epidemiology

Details

Title: Subtitle: The effect of gender and age at onset of depression on mortality
Creators: R A Philibert - Clinical Neuroscience Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md 20892-4405, USA
Larry Richards - National Institute of Mental Health
C F Lynch
G Winokur
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The journal of clinical psychiatry, Vol.58(8), pp.355-360
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n0805
PMID: 9515974
NLM abbreviation: J Clin Psychiatry
ISSN: 0160-6689
eISSN: 1555-2101
Publisher: United States
Grant note: T32 MH14620 / NIMH NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 08/1997
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9983996078802771

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