Cross‐cultural comparison of depression and depressive symptoms in older people

This article presents data on the prevalence of depression and the profile of depressive symptoms in 2 groups of people aged 65 and over: 1070 living in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and 1080 living in Zaragoza, Spain. Similar prevalence figures were found for women (Liverpool first): 14.2% vs 14.8% an...

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Published in:Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Main Authors: Dewey, M. E., de la Cámara, C., Copeland, J. R. M., Lobo, A., Saz, P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993
Subjects:
Psychiatry and Mental health
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03389.x
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Summary:This article presents data on the prevalence of depression and the profile of depressive symptoms in 2 groups of people aged 65 and over: 1070 living in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and 1080 living in Zaragoza, Spain. Similar prevalence figures were found for women (Liverpool first): 14.2% vs 14.8% and, for men, 7.2% vs 6.2%. No age differences were found. The figures are lower than those found using similar methods in London and New York, but higher than those from Iceland. The article also compares the profile of depressive symptoms between Liverpool and Zaragoza and explains these by reference to social and cultural differences.

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