Psychic and Somatic Symptoms of Depression among Young Adults, Institutionalized Aged and Noninstitutionalized Aged.

Zemore, Robert; Eames, Nancy

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ERIC Number: EJ209177

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Publication Date: 1979-Sep

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Psychic and Somatic Symptoms of Depression among Young Adults, Institutionalized Aged and Noninstitutionalized Aged.

Zemore, Robert; Eames, Nancy

Journal of Gerontology, v34 n5 p716-22 Sep 1979

Tested hypothesis that the institutional nature of old-age homes increases depression in the elderly. Results provided no support that the aged are more depressed. Somatic complaints can be indicators of depression in the elderly if normative differences between young and old are taken into account. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Older Adults, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychological Patterns, Psychosomatic Disorders

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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