Gender differences in prevalence of depression among patients receiving palliative care: The role of dependency

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 696-702

  Hayes, Richard D ^a   Lee, William ^a   Rayner, Lauren ^a   Price, Annabel ^a   Monroe, Barbara ^b   Hansford, Penny ^b   Sykes, Nigel ^b   Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b St Christophers Hospice ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dependency; depression; gender differences; men; palliative care; prevalence; women

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY CARE EVALUATION OF MENTAL DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CODEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863198648     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311416035     Document Type: Review

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