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Depression and older people : the role of sheltered/retirement housing — a workshop, University of Sussex, 21 September 2005
Corporate Author	Centre for Social Policy and Social Work, University of Sussex; Sussex Gerontology Network, Sheltered Housing Group
Publisher	School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2005
Pages	14 pp
Source	Professor Peter Lloyd, School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SN.
Keywords	Depression ; Sheltered housing ; Conference proceedings ; East Sussex.
Annotation	The purpose of the workshop was to help scheme managers and residents to: recognise the symptoms of depression; know what help is available; and explore the ways in which sheltered housing can reduce older people's vulnerability to depression, especially through mitigating stress factors and promoting social activity. Workshop sessions and presentations focused on the medical and social models of depression. The workshop was co-hosted by Mary Godfrey, a co-author of "Depression and older people" (Help the Aged, 2004); she provided two vignettes for participants to discuss and to identify obstacles and offer solutions. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051122501 P
Classmark	ENR: KLA: 6M: 8E *
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