The course of elderly depressed out-patients.
Fifty-five elderly depressed in-patients were followed up for 24 to 63 months, mean 48 months. Thirty-eight cases remained well more than 60% of the follow-up period and seventeen cases remained more or less chronically ill. These results are comparable with follow-up studies of elderly depressed in-patients. It is suggested that treatment compliance, absence of physical disability, long term follow-up and maintenance anti-depressant therapy in many cases are associated with favorable outcome.
D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
D000928:Antidepressive Agents