Commentary: Symptomatic and Functional Recovery From Major Depressive Disorder in the Ibadan Study of Ageing

The paper by Akin Ojagbemi and colleagues (1) that appears in this issue of AJGP represents the 26th publication reporting results from the Ibadan Study of Ageing (ISA). The study, which began in 2003 with a cross-sectional household survey, and was then followed, beginning in 2007, with three annual waves of data collection (http://www.who.int/healthinfo/09_IbadanStudyAgeing_Gureje.pdf) has produced a wealth of information about ageing and well-being among community-dwelling Nigerians 65 years and older.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Invited Perspective Source Type: research