Factors of Depression in the Elderly: Assessment and Implications for Diagnosis
Description:
The problem of assessment and diagnosis of depression in the elderly begins with the definition of depression being indefinite. In this study, the theory of learned helplessness was chosen because of its value in organizing research within a learning theory framework. The Beck Depression Inventory, measures of fluid and crystallized intellectual ability, locus of control, and attribution of success and failure were chosen as variables for an exploratory factor analysis. The purpose of selecting…
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Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Kunsak, Nancy Elizabeth