Prevalence of depression among the elderly (60 years and above) population in India, 1997-2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Manju Pilania (Author), Vikas Yadav (Author), Mohan Bairwa (Author), Priyamadhaba Behera (Author), Shiv Dutt Gupta (Author), Hitesh Khurana (Author), Viswanathan Mohan (Author), Girish Baniya (Author), S. Poongothai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is lack of information on the magnitude of depression among elderly population in India. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression among elderly population in India. Methods PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, IndM...