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The lived experience of depression in elderly African American women
Author(s)	Helen K Black, Tracela White, Susan M Hannum
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 62B, no 6, November 2007
Pages	pp S392-S398
Source	http://www.geron.org
Keywords	Older women ; Black people ; Octogenarians ; Depression ; Attitude ; Living in the community ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	Data on depression emerged from research that qualitatively explored experiences of depression, sadness and suffering in 120 community-dwelling people aged 80+, stratified by gender, ethnicity and self-reported health. The narratives of 20 African American women were placed into three themes, in which depression was: linked diminishment of personal strength; related to sadness and suffering; and preventable and resolvable through personal responsibility. Brief accounts illustrate how themes emerged in women's discussion of depression. African American women created a language for depression that was rooted in their personal and cultural history and presented in vivid vignette through their life stories. Their belief systems and the language they used to describe depression are integral aspects of the lived experience of depression. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080307222 A
Classmark	BD: TKE: BBM: ENR: DP: K4: 3DP: 7T
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