Primary Recipient

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$678,896.00

Award Date

8/20/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Elderly persons who have suffered a disabling medical event, such as a hip fracture, are likely to develop depression. Late-life depression (LLD) adversely affects acute medical rehabilitation, increasing the risk for persistent depression and disability.