Negative perceptions of ageing predict the onset and persistence of depression and anxiety: Findings from a prospective analysis of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 132-138

  Freeman, Aislinné Theresa ^a   Santini, Ziggi Ivan ^b   Tyrovolas, Stefanos ^b   Rummel Kluge, Christine ^a,c   Haro, Josep Maria ^b   Koyanagi, Ai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Forschungszentrum der Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Anxiety; Depression; Negative ageing perceptions; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; AGING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84964426973     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.042     Document Type: Article

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