Aims To study the temporal dynamics of depression symptom episodes in old‐age and the
related influence of risk factors. Methods Data from 41 362 old adults (54.61% women; mean …

BACKGROUND: Depression in later life frequently persists and perpetuating factors are of
immediate therapeutic relevance to clinicians. No studies of this scale have examined both …

Background: Findings from studies investigating depression in adults in late life are mixed
due to a lack of large longitudinal studies with the power necessary to yield reliable …

Background This study aimed at depicting the course of depression symptoms over the old
age, with a special interest in a) uncovering its relationships with sociodemographic and …

Background: The present study was designed to assess onset and persistence of late-life
depression, systematically comparing the factors associated with prevalence, onset and …

Background The heterogeneity of late-life depression hampers diagnosis and treatment.
Data-driven methods have identified several subtypes of depression in older persons, but …

Background: baseline physical health, disability and social support have been shown to
predict depression onset, but findings for persistence are inconsistent. For onset and …

Depression in old age deserves special attention in view of the fact of progressive
population ageing, because of the way in which depression and risk factors interact in this …

AIMS: The aim of the study was to follow the natural course of late-life depressive symptoms
within a German population-based study. METHODS: Within the Leipzig Longitudinal Study …

Background It has been reported that late onset depression is more frequently associated
with acquired organic pathology and that patients are less likely to report a family history of …