Gender differences in depression among the very old

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1125-1140

  Bergdahl, Ellinor ^a   Allard, Per ^b   Alex, Lena ^b   Lundman, Berit ^b   Gustafson, Yngve ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Depression; Female; Male; Old age

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RELATIVE; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 35349015820     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005662     Document Type: Article

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