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Depression in Older People with Diabetes

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Another chronic illness frequently seen in the older population is depression. The estimates of the prevalence of this condition vary from 1% to 20% [1, 2], rates being much higher for those who are in hospital, those who need home help care and those in long term care. Depression, though, remains poorly diagnosed and subsequently treated and as a result there is a reduced onward referral to specialist services.

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  1. Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario and Lawson Research Institute, London, ON, N6A 4G5, Canada

    Akshya Vasudev M.B.B.S., M.D., MRCPsych, PG Cert Med Ed

  2. Wolfson Research Centre, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Alan J. Thomas MRCPsych, Ph.D.

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Vasudev, A., Thomas, A.J. (2011). Depression in Older People with Diabetes. In: Hawthorne, G. (eds) Diabetes Care for the Older Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-461-6_3

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