Declines in mental illness over the adult years: An enduring finding or methodological artifact?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 735-752

  Hudson, Christopher G ^a  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age based prevalence of mental illness; Comorbidity of mental illness; Mental health of older adults; Mental illness recovery; Premature mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMORBIDITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863465181     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.657157     Document Type: Review

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