Prevalence and predictors of depression in community-dwelling elderly in rural Haryana, India

• Main Authors: Manju Pilania (Author), Mohan Bairwa (Author), Hitesh Khurana (Author), Neelam Kumar (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background: Depression in the elderly has been emerged as a serious public health challenge in the developing countries. Elderly population with depression is on rise in India, but is not adequately addressed. This study was planned to ascertain the prevalence of depression among elderly in a rural...