Prevalence of depression: Comparisons of different depression definitions in population-based samples of older adults

Depression prevalence in older adults varies largely across studies, which probably reflects methodological rather than true differences. This study aims to explore whether and to what extent the prevalence of depression varies when using different diagnostic criteria and rating scales, and various samples of older adults. A population-based sample of 3353 individuals aged 60–104 years from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in...