Psychiatry: life events and social support in late life depression
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Psychiatry - life events and social support in late life depression
OBJECTIVES To examine the association of life events and social support in the broadly defined category of depression in late life. INTRODUCTION Negative life events and lack of social support are associated with depression in the elderly. Currently, there are limited studies examining the association between life events, social support and late-life depression in Brazil. METHODS We estimat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000200009