Ageing and the prevalence and treatment of mental health problems

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2037-2045

  Jokela, M ^a,b   Batty, G D ^a,c   Kivimaki M ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ageing; anxiety; cohort effect; depression; period effect; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; MENTAL DISEASE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883342691     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712003042     Document Type: Article

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