The effect of lifetime cumulative adversity and depressive symptoms on functional status

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 953-965

  Shrira, Amit ^a   Litwin, Howard ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Difficult life events; Functional impairment; Mental health; SHARE

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84911454085     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu056     Document Type: Article

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