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Screening for depression in seniors

Screening for depression in seniors

Paperback

General Psychology

ISBN10: 6209346340
ISBN13: 9786209346347
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Dec 14 2025
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Depression in the elderly is a common psychiatric condition that is largely under-diagnosed. It has a major impact on their quality of life, sometimes leading to institutionalization and loss of autonomy. It is associated with excess mortality, chronicity, high suicidal risk and poor therapeutic compliance. The main objective of our work was to screen for depression in SA patients, and to assess the link between depression, therapeutic compliance and quality of life. This study showed that the severity of depression has a direct negative effect on adherence to treatment, corresponding to voluntary failure to take prescribed medication, but also a deleterious effect on quality of life. Detecting depression in an SA patient is therefore a major challenge for any physician involved in the care of such patients.

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