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Prevention of Depression in Medical Conditions

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Prevention of Late-Life Depression

Part of the book series: Aging Medicine ((AGME,volume 9))

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Abstract

In this chapter, we provide an overview of the relationship between physical health and depression, including excess disability and mortality associated with depression, and discuss what we know about prevention of depression in the context of medical conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We describe a conceptual framework linking depression and medical illness, with a literature review of randomized controlled trials of prevention that recruited non-depressed persons with at least one physical disorder. Most of the reported studies, though not all, showed that pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic strategies can reduce rates of depression. Methodologic considerations and future directions are described. Prevention of depression in the context of medical conditions is a new field with implications for research, policy, and practice.

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