Environmental mastery and depression in older adults in residential care

Ageing and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 870-884

  Knight, Tess ^a   Davison, Tanya Ellen ^a   Mccabe, Marita Patricia ^a   Mellor, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

control; depression; environmental mastery; older adults; resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79958862500     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X1000142X     Document Type: Article

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