Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Depression Among the Older Adults in Sundarharaincha Municipality of Eastern Nepal.
Introduction: The world's older adult population is rising rapidly, leading to an increase in mental health problems such as geriatric depression, which has mainly been studied in high-income countries. Similar studies are scarce in low- and middle-income countries like Nepal. So, this study aims to...
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