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Does age make a difference in the effects of physical health and social support on the outcome of a major depressive episode?

David Hughes, DIANE A. DEMALLIE, Dan G. Blazer

American Journal of Psychiatry · 1993 · 57 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

The authors conclude that older depressed patients have a more favorable prognosis than younger depressed patients. Predictors of outcome vary by age.

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