concomitant increases in treatment. Nevertheless, significant
disparities by age, ethnicity, and supplemental
insurance coverage persist in treatment of those diagnosed.
Because depression is a major source of potentially treatable
morbidity in older people, increased efforts are needed to
ensure access to appropriate treatment across all subgroups
of older people and to remove economic barriers to
treatment. J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1718–1728, 2003.
Key words: depression; elderly; antidepressant; psychotherapy;
utilization