Major depression with melancholia: a comparison of middle-aged and elderly adults.
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Blazer, D; Bachar, JR; Hughes, DC
Published in: J Am Geriatr Soc
October 1987
Patients admitted to an inpatient psychiatric service were screened to identify middle-aged (35 to 50 years of age) and elderly (60 years of age and over) patients suffering from a major depressive episode with melancholia. Thirty-seven subjects (18 middle-aged and 19 elderly) were identified. Criteria symptoms for depression and symptoms specifically associated with melancholic or endogenous depression did not differ across age groups, with few exceptions. Major depression with melancholia in this hospitalized population was symptomatically similar in the middle-aged and elderly. The syndrome is therefore relatively common on this inpatient service and should be easily recognized.
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J Am Geriatr Soc
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0002-8614
Publication Date
October 1987
Volume
35
Issue
10
Start / End Page
927 / 932
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Psychological Tests
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Interview, Psychological
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Female
- Depressive Disorder
- Aged
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Blazer, D., Bachar, J. R., & Hughes, D. C. (1987). Major depression with melancholia: a comparison of middle-aged and elderly adults. J Am Geriatr Soc, 35(10), 927–932. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb02294.x
Blazer, D., J. R. Bachar, and D. C. Hughes. “Major depression with melancholia: a comparison of middle-aged and elderly adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 35, no. 10 (October 1987): 927–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb02294.x.
Blazer D, Bachar JR, Hughes DC. Major depression with melancholia: a comparison of middle-aged and elderly adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1987 Oct;35(10):927–32.
Blazer, D., et al. “Major depression with melancholia: a comparison of middle-aged and elderly adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc, vol. 35, no. 10, Oct. 1987, pp. 927–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb02294.x.
Blazer D, Bachar JR, Hughes DC. Major depression with melancholia: a comparison of middle-aged and elderly adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1987 Oct;35(10):927–932.
Published In
J Am Geriatr Soc
DOI
ISSN
0002-8614
Publication Date
October 1987
Volume
35
Issue
10
Start / End Page
927 / 932
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Psychological Tests
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Interview, Psychological
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Female
- Depressive Disorder
- Aged