Sleep Disorders in Late-Life Depression

Depression late-life depression sleep disorders

Authors

  • Katharina Merry Apriliani
    merry_prilice@yahoo.com
    Departemen/ SMF Ilmu Kedokteran Jiwa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga/ RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya, Indonesia
  • dr. Soetjipto Departemen/ SMF Ilmu Kedokteran Jiwa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga/ RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya, Indonesia

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Depression is an important mental health problem in developed societies, and as many as 50%-90% of patients with depression complain of sleep disorders. In the elderly, sleep disorders comorbid depressive disorders are getting worse. Late-life Depression (LLD) is often not detected because the symptoms are less specific than younger age. It even provides an independent risk factor impact on suicide ideas and behaviour. Causative risk factors of sleep disorders in Late-life Depression are biological and non-biological factors that form the basic of pharmacological and non- pharmacological management.