Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of depression in an elderly population living with family members in Beijing, China

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1723-1730

  Ma, X ^a   Xiang, Y T ^a,b,d   Li, S R ^c   Xiang, Y Q ^a   Guo, H L ^a   Hou, Y Z ^a   Cai, Z J ^a   Li, Z B ^a   Li, Z J ^a   Tao, Y F ^a   Dang, W M ^c   Wu, X M ^a   Deng, J ^a   Ungvari, G S ^b   Chiu, H F K ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^d SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Geriatric depression; Prevalence; Suicide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 57349145277     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708003164     Document Type: Article

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