Direct costs associated with depression in old age in Germany.

  • Melanie Luppa
  • Sven Heinrich
  • Herbert Matschinger
  • Hagen Sandholzer
  • Matthias C Angermeyer
  • Hans-Helmut König
  • Steffi G Riedel-Heller

Abstract

Depression in old age is common. Only few studies, exclusively conducted in the USA, have examined the impact of depression on direct costs in the elderly (60+). This study aims to determine the effect of depression on direct costs of the advanced elderly in Germany from a societal perspective.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number1-3
ISSN0165-0327
Publication statusPublished - 2008
pubmed 17568683