Trajectories of Depressive Symptomatology and Loneliness in Older Adult Sexual Minorities and Heterosexual Groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Trajectories of depressive symptoms and loneliness in older adulthood do not vary by sexual orientation. Economic and family resources may allow sexual minorities to cope effectively with depressive symptoms and loneliness.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Clinicians should be cautious about assuming that older sexual minority group members are more susceptible to depressive symptoms and loneliness than heterosexual groups by virtue of their sexual preference.
PMID: 30321105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Gerontologist - October 17, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research