Late-life depression in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from the Ibadan Study of Ageing.

This article appraises ISA findings in relation to late-life depression. It concludes that healthcare policies in SSA need to deliberately prioritise the treatment of depression and other mental health problems in late-life in order to stem the neglect of older people's mental health in the region. PMID: 32684193 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32684193?dopt=Abstract

Source: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences - July 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci Source Type: research