Among the elderly, many mental illnesses go undiagnosed

Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 May;34(5):727-31. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0314.

Abstract

Few health care providers have the training to address depression, anxiety, and other conditions in their older patients.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis
  • Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology
  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
  • Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology
  • Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis
  • Bipolar Disorder / epidemiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Depressive Disorder / epidemiology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology
  • Forecasting
  • Geriatric Psychiatry / education
  • Geriatric Psychiatry / trends
  • Health Services Needs and Demand / trends
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology
  • Population Dynamics / trends
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
  • United States