Prevalence and predictors of depression in populations of elderly: a review

By J. K. Djernes. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2006

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The association between social relationships and depression: a systematic review. (2015, background): “Additionally, loss of close social contacts has been found to be an important predictor of depression, along with various other variables relating to social relationships (Djernes, 2006).”
Age- and gender-specific prevalence of depression in latest-life--systematic review and meta-analysis. (2012, background): “Likewise, a recent review addressing predictors of late-life depression (Djernes, 2006) did not find a significant trend for an increased propensity to depression with increasing age for studies included, even if adjustments were made for the above-mentioned potential explanatory variables.”
Management of Depression in Older Adults: A Review (2017, background): “Factors associated with late-life depression include female sex, chronic somatic illness, cognitive impairment, functional impairment, lack of close social contacts, personality traits, stressful life-events, and a history of depression.(8,9)”
Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Old Age: An Examination of Parental Status Effects Across a Range of Outcomes (2009, background): “Both depression and loneliness are sensitive to lack of support, companionship, and intimacy (Carr, 1997; Djernes, 2006), and the literature consistently links childlessness in old age with smaller social Wenger et al., 2007).”