01433nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001600055653000900071653002200080653001500102653001100117653001100128653001000139653001900149653001200168653000900180653003700189653001600226653002100242653001900263653001200282100001400294700001500308700001300323245005200336300000800388490000700396520067800403022001401081       2007                            d  c2007 Feb10aAge Factors10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aDepression10aFemale10aHumans10aJapan10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy10aMale10aPsychiatric Status Rating Scales10aSex Factors10aSocial Isolation10aSocial Support10aSuicide1 aNishida M1 aNakamura Y1 aAosaki N00a[Elderly depression in a Japanese leprosarium].  a3-90 v763 a<p>This report described the distribution of the patients who had been treated by psychiatrist in the National Tamazenshouen Sanatorium, a major leprosarium in Japan. We also investigated the characteristics of patients who had suffered a depressive episode during the last 5 years. Somatic symptoms were the predominant symptoms and were not limited to clinical signs unique to leprosy. The period of isolation was not significantly correlated with the geriatric depression scale. Forty-two residents had committed suicide since the leprosarium was established in 1909. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of psychosocial intervention to the residents.</p>  a1342-3681