Sylke Andreas, Martin Härter, Jana Volkert, Maria Hausberg, Susanne Sehner, Karl Wegscheider, Sven Rabung, Berta Ausín, Alessandra Canuto, Chiara Da Ronch, Luigi Grassi, Yael Hershkovitz, Paul Lelliott, Manuel Muñoz, Alan Quirk, Ora Rotenstein, Ana Belén Santos-Olmo, Arieh Shalev, Jens Siegert, Kerstin Weber, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Uwe Koch, Holger Schulz
BACKGROUND: The EU currently lacks reliable data on the prevalence and incidence of mental disorders in older people. Despite the availability of several national and international epidemiological studies, the size and burden of mental disorders in the elderly remain unclear due to various reasons. Therefore, the aims of the MentDis_ICF65+ study are (1) to adapt existing assessment instruments, and (2) to collect data on the prevalence, the incidence, and the natural course and prognosis of mental disorders in the elderly...
2013: BMC Psychiatry