The relationship between loneliness and passive death wishes in the second half of life

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1677-1685

  Ayalon, Liat ^a   Shiovitz Ezra, Sharon ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

epidemiology; older adults; passive death wishes; social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOPE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE DEATH WISH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80455149994     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211001384     Document Type: Article

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