Depression in elder adults. Some considerations for its diagnosis in primary health care.

Authors

  • Madelyn Campos Zamora Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico 10 de Octubre. Servicio de Psiquiatría. La Habana.
  • Carmen Xiomara Hernández Cuéllar Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Cárdenas. CCSM de Cárdenas. Matanzas.
  • Yenia Sotolongo García Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico 10 de Octubre. Servicio de Psiquiatría. La Habana.
  • Rigoberto Oliva Sánchez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico 10 de Octubre. Servicio de Psiquiatría. La Habana.

Keywords:

DEPRESSION, AGED, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, HUMAN

Abstract

The current work is directed to the physicians of the Primary Health Care. It contents a short review on the changes that take place during aging form the organic, psychological and social point of view, predisposing depression emergency in elder adults. We expose the main characteristics, the diagnostic criteria and different forms of depression emergency according to the International Classification of Diseases Version # 10. We orient actions to arrive to a diagnosis: confection of the clinical review, physical examination, indication of the most important complementary examinations and the main differential diagnosis to take into account. The purpose of this work is increasing knowledge to improve attitudes and develop new practices preventing, precociously diagnosing, treating and psychosocial rehabilitation of depression in elder adults.

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Published

2008-09-15

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Campos Zamora M, Hernández Cuéllar CX, Sotolongo García Y, Oliva Sánchez R. Depression in elder adults. Some considerations for its diagnosis in primary health care. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];30(5):651-8. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/545

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 5 (2008)

Section

Review article

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