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Depression in the Elderly: Attitudes of Seniors and Practices of Healthcare Providers
Azurdia, Jacob Hu, Jocelyn Kispert, Elisabeth Polidor, Autumn Saia, Matthew Thomas, Matthew Tan, Richard Dugan, Molly Delaney, Tom Berry, Patricia
Azurdia, Jacob
Hu, Jocelyn
Kispert, Elisabeth
Polidor, Autumn
Saia, Matthew
Thomas, Matthew
Tan, Richard
Dugan, Molly
Delaney, Tom
Berry, Patricia
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Introduction: Support & Services at Home (SASH) is a model for independent housing for seniors that was developed in 2009 by a partnership of community providers and Cathedral Square Corporation. Results of a 2010 PHQ-9 screen on depression administered to seniors living at Heineberg Senior Housing, a Cathedral Square community, found that 30% of residents had mild depression, 6% moderate depression, and 6% moderate to severe depression. This topic has been targeted by SASH coordinators so that they may provide more support for their residents. Furthermore, a high prevalence of depression amongst the elderly population has been well-documented and this disease is often under-diagnosed, under-treated, or missed altogether.
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2012-01-24