Subjective life satisfaction and mental disorders among older adults in UAE in general population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 458-465

  Ghubach, Rafia ^a   El Rufaie, Omar ^a   Zoubeidi, Taoufik ^a   Sabri, Sufyan ^a   Yousif, Saeed ^a   Moselhy, Hamdy F ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Mental disorders; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PHOBIA; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

AGED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 77950831767     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2360     Document Type: Article

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