Surviving depression and adversity : a grounded theory on older adults' experience of depression and recovery in secondary care services

Depression is the most frequent mental illness experienced by people aged 60 and over. Despite numerous research studies on late life depressive disorder, relatively little is known about how older adult interviewees view and experience depression and, in particular, how they interpret the signs and...

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Main Author: Lo, Maggie
Published: University of Liverpool 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569589