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Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder and Correlates of Thoughts of Death, Suicidal Behaviour, and Death by Suicide in the Geriatric Population—A General Review of Literature

Background: There has been an increase in deaths by suicide in old age in the last decade. Depression and suicide in the elderly, 60 years and above, is a major global public health concern. Determining the prevalence of depression, and correlates of death by suicide in the geriatric population, is...

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Autores principales: Obuobi-Donkor, Gloria, Nkire, Nnamdi, Agyapong, Vincent I. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34821603
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs11110142