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Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.
Clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or more.

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Articles

The following articles are available through Nova Scotia Health Library Services. Contact AskLibrary@nshealth.ca for assistance.

  • Frank, C. (2014). Pharmacologic treatment of depression in the elderly. Canadian Family Physician, 60(2), 121-26.
  • Piven, M.L. (2001). Detection of depression in the cognitively intact older adult protocol. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 27(6), 8-14