DEPRESSION, MASCULINITY, AND LIVING ALONE IN A MILITARY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Living alone is associated with depression among the elderly in a rural community in Japan.

AIM This study aimed to investigate factors associated with depression in a sample of elderly Japanese individuals in a rural community and to examine differences among factors associated with individuals living alone or living with others. METHODS Using a population-based sample from rural Japan, we assessed a total of 1552 participants aged 65 years or older by mailing a survey and evaluati...

Living Alone and Depression Among Older Chinese Immigrants

This study examined the profiles of 147 Chinese elderly immigrants by living arrangement and the role that stress and coping resources played in explaining depressive symptoms in the volunter sample group who were recruited at senior centers and meal sites. Elderly Chinese Americans who lived alone, had higher levels of education, reported poorer health, experienced more stressful life events, ...

PS242. Comparison of depression between the elderly living alone and those living with a spouse

The differential diagnosis of living alone: comment on "Living alone and risk of mortality in older, community-dwelling adults".

cialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Correspondence: Dr Hakkinen, Office of Clinical Toxicology, Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Ste 510, Bethesda, MD 20892 (pertti [email protected]). Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. Disc...

Suicide, social integration, and masculinity in the U.S. military.

Reports indicate that suicide in the U.S. military has increased significantly in recent years. This increase has been attributed to a number of factors, including more frequent deployments, more relaxed screening of recruits, combat trauma, economic difficulty amongst soldiers, and the breakdown of interpersonal relationships. In this article, we add an element that we believe is crucial to an...