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Chapter 10 - Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2019

By
Chanaka Wijeratne
Edited by
Rob Butler  and
Cornelius Katona
Rob Butler
Affiliation:
Waitemata DHB and North Shore Hospital, Auckland
Cornelius Katona
Affiliation:
Helen Bamber Foundation
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Summary

Late-life depression is a complex disorder that results from the interplay between stressful events, personality vulnerability and physical illness. It is associated with significant distress and disability, and is a risk factor for suicide and dementia.

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Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 112 - 122
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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