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Depression and social support in late life
 — a clear but not obvious relationship
Author(s)D G Blazer
Journal titleAging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 6, November 2005
Pagespp 497-499
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsDepression ; Informal care ; Social contacts.
AnnotationLinks between depression and social factors - particularly social support - are variously confirmed in four articles in this issue of Aging & Mental Health. This editorial not only introduces these articles, but also notes the development in the early 1960s of a hypothesis that suggested an expected transition by older people from social engagement to disengagement and withdrawal. The idea has been challenged by those who espouse social support and social engagement in countering loneliness and depressive symptoms. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-060202235 A
ClassmarkENR: P6: TOA

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