Does perceived burdensomeness erode meaning in life among older adults?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 855-860

  Van Orden, Kimberly A ^a   Bamonti, Patricia M ^b   King, Deborah A ^a   Duberstein, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; interpersonal theory of suicide; meaning in life; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84865238549     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.657156     Document Type: Article

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