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Outcome of Depression in a Geriatric Medical Day Hospital Following Psychiatric Consulation by M. Oluwafemi Agbayewa is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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A two-year review of a psychiatric clinic within a geriatric medical day hospital was undertaken to obtain: (a) the prevalence of major depression in that clinic and (b) outcome at 6-12 months postintervention. The clinic provided only consultative service to primary caregivers. Thirty-seven per cent of the 78 referrals to this clinic, ie 15% of all day hospital attenders, had a DSM-111 diagnosis of major depression; the depressed group had more widows. Outcome of depression at six months and 12 months was better than or comparable to recent reports despite the low-contact psyhiatric involvement. Cognitive scores and severity of depression had no effect on outcome in this group. More setting-specific prevalence and outcome studies are recommended for a better understanding of depression in the elderly.
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- Author
- M. Oluwafemi Agbayewa
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0885-6230)
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)