Depression Prevalence and Underlying Risk Factors in the Elderly of Hamadan, Iran

نویسندگان
Nikooseresht, Mahshid ID 1
Zahirnia, Mahya ID 2
Seif Rabiei, Mohamad Ali ID 3
Ghaleiha, Ali ID 4
Hosseini, Seyed Mohamad ID 5

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

2 Department of Community Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

3 Department of Community Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

4 Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

5 Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

doi
10.17795/ajnpp-26706
چکیده

Background: Depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder in the elderly. Nowadays, because of the rise in the absolute number and proportion of elders in societies, the numbers of elders with this condition may be increasing. Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate depression prevalence and its underlying risk factors in the ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Depression, Iran, Aged, Risk Factors, Sedentary Lifestyle, Women