The effect of lifetime cumulative adversity on change and chronicity in depressive symptoms and quality of life in older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1988-1997

  Shrira, Amit ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

chronicity; decline; mental health; potentially traumatic life events; SHARELIFE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONICITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868223138     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001123     Document Type: Article

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