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The role of spousal loss in the development of depressive symptoms in the elderly – implications for diagnostic systems

Sikorski, C.; Luppa, M.; Bickel, H.; Pentzek, M.; Weyerer, S.; Maier, W.; Wiese, B.; Scherer, M.; van den Bussche, H.; König, H.; Riedel-Heller, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2014 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1

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Das Gesundheitswesen
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Sikorski, C.; Luppa, M.; Bickel, H.; Pentzek, M.; Weyerer, S.; Maier, W.; Wiese, B.; Scherer, M.; van den Bussche, H.; König, H.; Riedel-Heller, S.
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Heft 8/09 / 2014
Jahrgang 76
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1 bis 1
Erschienen: 2014-09-10 13:00:00
ISSN
0941-3790
DOI
10.1055/s-0034-1387028

Zusammenfassung

Background: For the revised version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) the Mood Disorder Workgroup for DSM-V will entail the elimination of the bereavement exclusion criterion for the diagnosis of major depression. Aim: To investigate the impact of bereavement on the indidence of depression and depressive symptoms in the elderly. Method: Participants over 75 years from the longitudinal German Study on Ageing, Cognition, and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe) that were still married at baseline were investigated (n = 1,193). Data from four follow-ups (time frame: 6 years)…

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