Potentially Traumatic Events at Different Points in the Life Span and Mental Health: Findings From SHARE-Israel

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-259

  Shrira, Amit ^a   Shmotkin, Dov ^a   Litwin, Howard ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cumulative adversity; Depression; Israelis; Mental health; Older adults; Other oriented adversity; Self oriented adversity; Traumatic events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVEY OF HEALTH AGEING AND RETIREMENT IN EUROPE QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84859867937     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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