Assessing the relationship between multimorbidity and depression in older men and women: the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS).
CONCLUSION: Multimorbidity does not appear to increase the risk of developing depression in older adults between 65-74. Higher rates of depression in Latin America and Albania (compared to Canada) may be attributed to lifecourse exposures to social and economic adversity in these regions.
PMID: 30724575 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Turuba R, Pirkle C, BĂ©langer E, Ylli A, Gomez Montes F, Vafaei A Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research
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