Social and psychosocial factors predicting depression in old age: A longitudinal study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 635-644

  Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^a,b   Köngäs Saviaro, Päivi ^a   Laippala, Pekka ^c   Pahkala, Kimmo ^d   Kesti, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d Dept of Social Welfare and Health   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; LONELINESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030438023     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610296002943     Document Type: Article

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