International psychogeriatrics
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Physical frailty and depression are common comorbid conditions that have important impact on older adults. Few studies however have examined their co-occurrence in centenarians. This paper explores the relationship between the two conditions and the most characteristic depressive symptoms associated with the frailty syndrome. ⋯ It seems that depression is a comorbid clinical independent condition that is frequent in frail and pre-frail centenarians.