Changes in depression and physical decline in older adults: a longitudinal perspective
Journal of Affective DisordersPublished 1 December 2000
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, D.J.H. Deeg, J. Th. M. van Eijk, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Jack M. Guralnik
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The findings among community-dwelling older persons show that chronicity of depression has a large impact on physical decline over time, and suggest that early recognition and treatment of depression in older persons could be protective for subsequent physical decline.
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Our findings among community-dwelling older persons show that chronicity of depression has a large impact on physical decline over time. Since persons with remitted depression did not have greater physical decline than never depressed persons, these findings suggest that early recognition and treatment of depression in older persons could be protective for subsequent physical decline.
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