Key features of depression and its management in general practice.
 
 

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1. Depression in the elderly is associated with vascular lesion of the prefrontal areas of the brain.
2. Depression in the elderly is often associated with impairment of executive functions.
3. Functional disability is a predictor of depression in the elderly.
4. Late-onset depression is often associated with cognitive impairment.
5. Cognitive impairment that is reversed by antidepressant treatment is predictive of irreversible dementia.
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3. Functional disability is a predictor of depression in the elderly.

Author's answer: True.

Functional disability itself predicts the development of depression and, conversely, depressive symptoms are a risk factor for the onset or progression of disability.