Factors associated with depressive symptoms measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (The Bambuí Health Aging Study)

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-109

  De Castro Costa, Érico ^a,b,c,d   Lima Costa, Maria Fernanda ^a   Carvalhais, Sandra ^a   Firmo, Josélia O A ^a   Uchoa, Elizabeth ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Human Health and Ecology (FASEH)   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Comparative study; Depression; Epidemiologic mesurements; Precipitating factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 46849101022     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462008005000007     Document Type: Article

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