What is the association between self-neglect, depressive symptoms and untreated medical conditions?

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 25-34

  Burnett, Jason ^a   Coverdale, John H ^b   Pickens, Sabrina ^a   Dyer, Carmel Bitondo ^c,d,e  

^a HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d Texas Elder Abuse Mistreatment ^*

^e Texas Elder Abuse Mistreatment (TEAM) Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Self neglect; Untreated medical condition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548530580     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v18n04_04     Document Type: Article

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