Life events, mental health functioning and the use of health care services by the elderly

D. Blazer

American Journal of Public Health, 1980, vol. 70, issue 11, 1174-1179

Abstract: The association of life events and mental health impairment was studied in a community-based population of the elderly (n=986). A crude estimate of the relative risk for mental health impairment given life events ≥ 150 (as measured by the Schedule of Recent Events) was 2.14. A relative risk of 1.73 (p

Date: 1980
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