Depression

Studies conducted at J.R. Beard et al on depression recently published

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, August 8th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "We investigated the relationship between the depressive symptoms of older adults over time and the characteristics of the neighborhoods in which they live. We surveyed a random sample of 1325 New York City residents aged 50 years or older in 2005 and conducted 808 follow-up interviews in 2007."

"We assessed the compositional characteristics of the respondents' neighborhoods at a census-tract level and determined the relationships between these characteristics and changes in respondents' depressive symptoms. In multivariable models that adjusted for individual-level covariates including income, a range of neighborhood...

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Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2009-08-08)

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