Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: A population-based study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-312

  Yu, Jing ^a,b   Li, Juan ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^c   Wu, Shengtao ^a,b   Wu, Zhenyun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

age; Chinese older adults; depression; family support; prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 81855210320     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2721     Document Type: Article

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