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| Other authors / contributors: | Roose, Steven P., 1948-
Sackeim, Harold A.
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| ISBN: | 9780198034841
0198034849
9780195152746
0195152743
1429421398
9781429421393
9786610837717
6610837716
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | We live in an aging world. Illnesses that are prevalent and cause significant morbidity and mortality in older people will consume an increasing share of health care resources. One such illness is depression. This illness has a particularly devastating impact in the elderly because it is often undiagnosed or inadequately treated. Depression not only has a profound impact on quality of life but it is associated with an increased risk of mortality from suicide and vascular disease. In fact for every medical illness studied, e.g. heart disease, diabetes, cancer, individuals who are depressed have.
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| Other form: | Print version: Late-life depression. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004 0195152743
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