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Increased Mortality Rates in Late-life Depression
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Physical illness at referral and subsequent mortality were studied in a group of elderly patients with depression, and compared with age/sex-matched controls. The depressed group was significantly less well at first interview, and had a significantly higher 4–year mortality. When the effect of physical illness was controlled, the depressed patients (particularly the men) still had a significantly higher 4–year mortality, suggesting that the greater mortality in the depressed group was not due to differences in physical health alone.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Murphy, E., Smith, R., Lindesay, J., & Slattery, J.
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 1988-03
- Volume
- 152
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 347-353
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2092963226
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 17.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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