Validation of Malay version short-form geriatric depression scale and study of prevalence of major depression and its associated psychcosocial factors among elderly inpatients at Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital

Background: Depression is pre valent among the elckrly physically ill inpatients and has important clini cal implications. but ol'ten under recogni zed and under treated. There is no previous Malaysian data on the preva lence of major depression among the elderly inpatients. Ohjcctivrs: This st...

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Main Author: Eow, Teh Ewe (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2004-05.
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