Social relationships as predictors of depression and suicidal ideation in older adults

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 517-525

  Vanderhorst, R K ^a   McLaren, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VICTORIA;

EID: 27544460724     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500193062     Document Type: Article

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