The impact of an unfavorable depression course on network size and loneliness in older people: A longitudinal study in the community

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1010-1017

  Houtjes, Wim ^a,b,d   Van Meijel, Berno ^d,e   Van De Ven, Peter M ^b   Deeg, Dorly ^b   Van Tilburg, Theo ^c   Beekman, Aartjan ^b  

^a GGZ VS   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^e PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression course; Loneliness; Longitudinal perspective; Network size; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBANIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84908670381     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4091     Document Type: Article

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