Socioeconomic differences in incident depression in older adults: The role of psychosocial factors, physical health status, and behavioral factors

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 619-627

  Koster, Annemarie ^a   Bosma, Hans ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^b,c   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^b,c   Deeg, Dorly J H ^c   van Eijk, Jacques Th M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Educational status; Income; Longitudinal studies; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33750473393     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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