CAN WE IDENTIFY GROUPS OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH HOMOGENEOUS DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM PROFILES?
Depression is common in later life. Several instruments have been developed to detect the presence of certain symptoms or emotional [...]
NEIGHBOURHOOD PROBLEMS LEAD TO DEPRESSION, BUT EFFECTS VARY ACROSS COUNTRIES
Neighbourhood characteristics are linked to mental health in older age. Although effects might differ across countries, the majority of available [...]
IS RELIGIOUSNESS REALLY HELPFUL TO REDUCE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AT OLD AGE?
It is often found that religious individuals have better mental health outcomes. In our study, however, we find that praying [...]
ESTIMATING THE TRAJECTORIES OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND CO-MORBID CONDITIONS IN OLDER ADULTS
International comparisons of trajectories of depressive symptoms in older adults are scarce and longitudinal associations with co-morbid conditions not fully [...]
LIFE COURSE TRAUMATIC STRESS AND OLD-AGE DEPRESSION
Using novel data from ELSA on the accumulation of traumatic stress across the life course, we examined whether the risk [...]
THE BLUES SIDE OF GRANDCHILDREN CARE
Despite the fact that most grandparents in Europe provide childcare services to their grandchildren, little is known on whether this [...]