Gender differences in the trajectories of late-life depressive symptomology and probable depression in the years prior to death

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1765-1773

  Burns, R A ^a   Luszcz, M A ^b   Kiely, K M ^a   Butterworth, P ^a   Browning, C ^c   Mitchell, P ^d   Anstey, K J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aging; depression; mortality; self rated health; sub syndromal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; PROBABLE DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84885604259     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001099     Document Type: Article

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