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Neurobiologische Faktoren und somatische Aspekte der Depressionen im höheren Lebensalter

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Depressionen im Alter

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Depressionen und Hirnleistungsstörungen stehen an dritter Stelle der Erkrankungshäufigkeit im höheren Lebensalter. Lediglich kardiovaskuläre und Tumorerkrankungen treten häufiger auf. Depressionen weisen im höheren Lebensalter eine Reihe von Besonderheiten auf (Tabelle 1; 3).

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© 1997 Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, GmbH & Co. KG, Darmstadt

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Müller-Spahn, F., Hock, C. (1997). Neurobiologische Faktoren und somatische Aspekte der Depressionen im höheren Lebensalter. In: Radebold, H., et al. Depressionen im Alter. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85440-8_2

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