Evaluation of the Relationship between Major Depressive Disorder and Bereavement Symptoms in Elderly Patients Who Present Either to Psychiatry or Family Medicine


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Taymur I., Ozdel K., Aypak C., DUYAN V., Turedi O., Gungor B. B., ...More

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, vol.53, no.2, pp.108-114, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/npa.2015.10095
  • Journal Name: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.108-114
  • Keywords: Elderly, depression, bereavement, psychiatry, cognitive function, COMPLICATED GRIEF, CORE BEREAVEMENT, RISK-FACTORS, LIFE EVENTS, PREVALENCE, POPULATION, PARENTS, HEALTH, INDIVIDUALS, COMORBIDITY
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: We aimed to determine the level of bereavement and depression symptoms among elderly patients who experience the loss of a significant other and the relationship between depressive symptoms and bereavement symptoms.