Clinical features and some factors that promote the depressive and anxiety disorders in lonely elderly subjects
- Author:
Ngan Van Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression
- MeSH:
Depressive Disorder;
diagnosis;
Aged
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2000;(4):30-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A group of lonely elderly living in nursing house and another group living in community were studied with the data of a prospective analysis, with direct interviews and clinical examinations. Results showed different frequencies of various depressive and anxiety disorders. A range of psychosocial and familial factors causing up the development of these conditions was discussed
