• 4% of men and 7% of women aged 65 and over reported emotional, nervous or psychiatric problems diagnosed by their doctor.

• The Geriatric Depression Scale measures symptoms of depression such as feeling unhappy, empty, helpless or hopeless. 28% of women and 22% of men had high scores and this was twice as common among those aged 85 and over.

• Scores were higher among those who reported ‘very bad health’ and those with limiting longstanding illnesses.