Family functioning and social support for older patients with depression in an urban area of Shanghai, China

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 574-579

  Wang, Jikun ^a   Zhao, Xudong ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Family Assessment Device; Family functioning; Geriatric depression; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

AGED; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84865656234     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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