Abstract
Depression is an important public health challenge in developing countries. In 1990, WHO defines depression as a major worldwide cause of disability. The elderly age group is considered as vulnerable group because of these multiple co existing medical and psychological problems. Cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, hearing and visual impairments, depression and infections such as tuberculosis are common problems in the elderly population. Depression is not a natural part of aging and is under treated in the age group.
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