Gender, Depressive Symptoms, Chronic Medical Conditions, and Time to First Psychiatric Diagnosis among American Older Adults

Conclusions:Men and women differ in how depressive symptomsand CMC influence their risk of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis over time. Depressive symptomsare more salient promotor for men than women while CMC is only a barrier for men.Keywords:Chronic medical conditions, depressive symptoms, gender
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research