The built environment and depression in later life: The health in men study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 461-470

  Saarloos, Dick ^a   Alfonso, Helman ^b,c   Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Middleton, Nick ^a   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^b,c,d  

^a Queensland Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; built environment; depression; depressive disorder; elderly; epidemiology; men; mental health; mood disorder; risk factors; social context

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LAND USE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 79955473477     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181e9b9bf     Document Type: Article

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