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The two-year course of late-life depression; results from the Netherlands study of depression in older persons

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Comijs, Hannie C, Nieuwesteeg, Jasper, Kok, Rob, van Marwijk, Harm W, van der Mast, Roos C, Naarding, Paul, Voshaar, Richard C Oude, Verhaak, Peter +2 more·2015·BMC Psychiatry
DOI 10.1186/s12888-015-0401-5PMC PMC4329675
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BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine the course of depression during 2-year follow-up in a group clinically depressed older persons. Subsequently, we studied which socio-demographic and clinical characteristics predict a depression diagnoses at 2-year follow-up. METHODS: Data were used from the Netherlands Study of Depression in Older persons (NESDO; N = 510). Diagnoses of depression DSM-IV-TR criteria were available from 285 patients at baseline and at 2-year follow-up. Severity of the depressive symptoms, as assessed with the Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (IDS), was obtained from 6-monthly postal questionnaires. Information about socio-demographic and clinical variables was obtained from the baseline measurement. RESULT: From the 285 older persons who were clinically depressed at baseline almost half (48.4%) also suffered from a depressive disorder two years later. Patients with more severe depressive symptoms, comorbid dysthymia, younger age of onset and more chronic diseases were more likely to be depressed at 2-year follow-up. 61% of the persons that were depressed at baseline had a chronic course of depressive symptoms during these two years. CONCLUSIONS: Late-life depression often has a chronic course, even when treated conform current guidelines for older persons. Our results suggest that physical comorbidity may be candidate for adjusted and intensified treatment strategies of older depressed patients with chronic and complex pathology.

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Comijs, H. C., Nieuwesteeg, J., Kok, R., van Marwijk, H. W., van der Mast, R. C., Naarding, P., Voshaar, R. C. O., Verhaak, P., de Waal, M. W., & Stek, M. L.
Affiliations
  • Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
  • GGZ inGeest (NL)
  • Parnassia Groep (NL)
  • GGNet (NL)
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author
Comijs, Hannie C
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Venue
BMC Psychiatry
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-02-12
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
20-20
ISSN
1471-244X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s12888-015-0401-5
PMC
PMC4329675
OpenAlex
W2059949121
Cited by
136
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 3
FWCI
17.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • BMC Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
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  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Fonds NutsOhra (0701-065, project 0701‐065)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
geriatric depression, course of depression, older adults, chronic depression, depression severity, dysthymia, age of onset, comorbidities, chronic physical illness, predictors of recurrence
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Personality Inventory, Surveys and Questionnaires, Recurrence, Comorbidity, Treatment Outcome, Dysthymic Disorder

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