Gender, mental health and ageing

KM Kiely, B Brady, J Byles - Maturitas, 2019 - Elsevier
This article presents a broad narrative review of the epidemiological evidence on how and
why the mental health of older adults varies by gender. We draw upon international research …

Age-and gender-specific prevalence of depression in latest-life–systematic review and meta-analysis

M Luppa, C Sikorski, T Luck, L Ehreke… - Journal of affective …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to systematically analyze the prevalence of
depression in latest life (75+), particularly focusing on age-and gender-specific rates across …

Social participation predicts cognitive functioning in aging adults over time: comparisons with physical health, depression, and physical activity

KJ Bourassa, M Memel, C Woolverton… - Aging & mental …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Several risk and protective factors are associated with changes in cognitive
functioning in aging adults–including physical health, depression, physical activity, and …

The depression and marital status relationship is modified by both age and gender

AGM Bulloch, JVA Williams, DH Lavorato… - Journal of affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Marital status is associated with major depression prevalence, however, the
strength of association may be modified by age and gender. Methods The data sources …

Development of the EURO–D scale–a European Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres

MJ Prince, F Reischies, ATF Beekman… - The British Journal of …, 1999 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIn an 11-country European collaboration, 14 population-based surveys included
21 724 subjects aged⩾ 65 years. Most participating centres used the Geriatric Mental State …

Gender differences in unipolar depression: an update of epidemiological findings and possible explanations

C Kuehner - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To give an update on epidemiological findings on sex differences in the
prevalence of unipolar depression and putative risk factors. Material and methods …

Prevalencia de los trastornos mentales y factores asociados: resultados del estudio ESEMeD-España

JM Haro, C Palacín, G Vilagut, M Martínez, M Bernal… - Medicina clínica, 2006 - Elsevier
Fundamento y objetivo El proyecto ESEMeD-España es un estudio epidemiológico sobre
los trastornos mentales en nuestro país. Se presentan la prevalencia-año y prevalencia-vida …

Marriage, parenthood and social network: Subjective well-being and mental health in old age

C Becker, I Kirchmaier, ST Trautmann - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Parenthood, marital status and social networks have been shown to relate to the well-being
and mental health of older people. Using a large sample of respondents aged 50 and older …

Depression among older people in Europe: the EURODEP studies

JRM Copeland, ATF Beekman, AW Braam… - World …, 2004 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The data from nine centres in Europe which had used the Geriatric Mental Scale (GMS)
AGECAT were analysed to compare prevalence of diagnoses in subjects aged 65 years and …

Job loss, wealth and depression during the Great Recession in the USA and Europe

C Riumallo-Herl, S Basu, D Stuckler… - International journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aim: To examine whether late-career job loss increased depression among older workers
approaching retirement in the USA and Europe. Methods: Longitudinal data came from the …