title: Chronicity and relapse in geriatric depression.
abstract: Recent advances in the methodology of longitudinal investigations have permitted the identification of predictors of chronicity and relapse of depression. However, findings from mixed-age populations may not be directly applicable to geriatric depression. The effects of medical illness, cognitive dysfunction, and neuroradiological abnormalities on the outcome of geriatric depression merit further evaluation. Late-onset depression requires special attention, since medical and neurological disorders may be particularly important factors in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, White Plains.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Alexopoulos
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Shamoian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D012008:Recurrence