50% are new diagnosis, 50%
are recurrences from early adulthood.
Depression----------1% of elderly
Dysthymia-----------2% of elderly
Bipolar--------------0.1% of elderly
Subsyndromal-------8-27% of elderly
Primary care
patients---17–37% (30 % of these had
major depression) Hospitalized------------36% (11 % of these had
major depression)
Nursing
Home----------42% (12%
of these had major depression)