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Depression in older people living in residential homes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2011

Briony Dow ,
Xiaoping Lin ,
Jean Tinney ,
Betty Haralambous  and
David Ames
Briony Dow
Affiliation:
National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email: b.dow@nari.unimelb.edu.au
Xiaoping Lin
Affiliation:
National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email: b.dow@nari.unimelb.edu.au
Jean Tinney
Affiliation:
National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email: b.dow@nari.unimelb.edu.au
Betty Haralambous
Affiliation:
National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email: b.dow@nari.unimelb.edu.au
David Ames
Affiliation:
National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email: b.dow@nari.unimelb.edu.au University of Melbourne Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Kew, Victoria, Australia
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There is a large body of published research relating to depression in residential homes for older people (also called long-term-care homes, and including both nursing homes and hostels) (Ames 1990; 1993; Seitz et al., 2010; Snowdon and Purandare, 2010; Snowdon, 2010). However, despite increased detection and more frequent treatment in recent years, depression remains a significant problem for many older people living in such settings. This guest editorial summarizes current knowledge about prevalence, etiology, detection and screening, treatment and outcomes of depression in residential homes and concludes with a summary of key issues requiring urgent future action.

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , June 2011 , pp. 681 - 699
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