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| Social correlates of the dimensions of depression in the elderly | | Author(s) | Judith C Hays, Lawrence R Landerman, Linda K George |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 53B, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp P31-P39 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Living in the community ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Few investigations of the social correlates of depressive symptomatology have addressed variation in the correlates across multiple dimensions of depression scales. This study examined the relationships of selected social, clinical and demographic correlates with four dimensions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression (CES-D) scale in 3,401 community-dwelling older people in North Carolina, United States (US). These correlates explained significant variation in somatic complaints and depressed affect; effects of chronic disability and recent negative events were particularly robust. Having a confidant reduced symptomatology for all four dimensions, but particularly for low positive affects and interpersonal problems. Positive affect was also buttressed by helping others. These patterns have particular relevance where treatment for depression is divorced from considerations of the social environment of the older patient. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980310403 A |
| Classmark | ENR: 3V: 4C: K4: 7T |
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