RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS RELATED TO DEPRESSION AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN AND CAUCASIAN OLDER ADULTS
Author(s) -
Roh, Soonhee,
Burnette, Catherine E.,
Lee, Kyoung Hag,
Lee, Yeon-Shim,
Newland, Lisa A.,
Jun, Jung Sim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnw162.366
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , gerontology , medicine , psychology , demography , psychiatry , clinical psychology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Click on the URL to access the article (may not be free).Despite efforts to reduce health disparities, many American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, including older adults, experience elevated levels of depression and associated suicide. Although adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and social support are well-documented risk and protective factors for depression in the general population, little is known about AI/AN populations, especially older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to depressive symptoms among a sample of American Indian and Caucasian older adults in the Midwest
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