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The determinants of self-rated mental health among older adults in Singapore
Author(s)	Angelique Chan, Ng Tze Pin, M Niti
Journal title	Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 8, no 1, 2006
Pages	pp 65-81
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Mental disorder ; Mental health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Singapore.
Annotation	In 1995, older Chinese Singaporean males had one of the highest suicide rates in Asia, 52 per 100000. This rate has since declined to 17.8 per 100000 in 2000, while it is still higher than the national average of 12.5 per 100000 for men and 6.4 per 100000 for women. Most of this article is based on analysis of data from the National Mental Health Survey of the Elderly, Singapore, a population-based study of 1092 people aged 60+ conducted from February 2003 to March 2004. While approximately 11% reported having poor self-rated mental health, the majority, 59%, reported good mental health. The cross-sectional nature of the data made it difficult to establish whether social support would make a difference, also whether disability is an outcome or a cause of poor mental health. However, strong support is indicated for the importance of living arrangements, household income and cognitive functioning. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080403204 A
Classmark	E: D: 3F: 7XD
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