Depressive symptoms among older residents in assisted living facilities

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-315

  Jang, Yuri ^a,b   Bergman, Elizabeth ^a   Schonfeld, Lawrence ^a   Molinari, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ATTITUDE TO AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547132345     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/7TTA-DQWR-T429-C4N4     Document Type: Article

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