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Delusional depression in elderly patients: characteristics and relationship to age onset
- Author:
- BALDWIN Robert C.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.981-985.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In a prospective study, 34 patients with delusional depression were compared with 100 non-psychotically depressed patients and a subgroup of 30 age- and sex-matched control patients. Depressed patients with delusions were more likely to be single, especially single men. The most common delusions were those of persecution and hypochondriasis. There were no striking differences in other depression symptoms and no evidence for the hypothesis that delusional depression is associated with a later age of depression onset.
Elderly women and fear of violent crime: the least likely victims? A reconsideration of the extent and nature of risk
- Author:
- FOSTER Janet
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Criminology, 35(4), Autumn 1995, pp.584-598.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Assesses existing explanations of the relationship between the risk and fear of crime amongst elderly people. These have tended to assume an incongruity between levels of fear and the chances of victimisation. It is argued that the significance of gender has previously been understated, and that the temporal and spatial parameters to conceptualisations of 'risk' have been unduly narrow. In a recent study, elderly women were no more concerned about violent crime than younger women, and the nature of their concerns bore closer relation to risk. Moreover, it is contended that domestic violence against elderly people is considerably more prevalent than is generally acknowledged. It is argued that age structured relationships be retained in analyses of fear of crime as a determinant of actual rather than perceived risk.
Connecting gender and ageing: a sociological approach
- Editors:
- ARBER Sara, GINN Jay
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 224p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Challenges the assumption that gender can be treated as static over the life course and highlights the differential social effects of ageing on women's and men's roles, relationships and identity. Includes papers on: conformity and resistance as women age; choice and constraint in the retirement of older married women; the married lives of older people; changes in gender roles in advanced old age; caring between older couples; gender roles, employment and informal care; and gender and elder abuse.
Caring for frail elderly parents: a comparison of adult sons and daughters
- Author:
- MUI Ada C.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(1), February 1995, pp.86-93.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines the impact of various factors on perceived emotional strain of adult son and daughter caregivers of frail elderly parents. Daughters experienced higher levels of emotional strain than did sons. Perceived interference between caregiving and the caregiver's personal and social life predicted emotional strain for both sons and daughters. For daughters the most important predictors of emotional strain were interference with work and the quality of relationship with the parent. For sons the most important predictors were behavioural problems of the parent and few informal helpers.
Working carers: international perspectives on working and caring for older people
- Editor:
- PHILLIPS Judith
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 169p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Presents different perspectives on working carers who care for older people. The publication aims to reflect on the different stages in the development of this issue by looking first at the British perspective; then Europe and finally looking at developments in North America.
Are women becoming a burden? independence, dependency and community care
- Author:
- ELLIS Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 2, 1995, pp.1-10.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Explores the differing and gendered meanings attached to 'independence' and 'dependency' in the newly decentralised and marketised regimes of community care, and assesses the extent to which older and disabled women are receiving the services and support they require to enable them to lead independent lives.
A comprehensive support program: effect on depression in spouse-caregivers of AD patients
- Authors:
- MITTELMAN Mary S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(6), December 1995, pp.792-802.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease patients often suffer from depression. Using a longitudinal treatment/control study, this article examines the effects of a comprehensive support programme on depression in spouse-caregivers. Results suggested that enhancing long-term social support can have a significant impact on depression in caregivers.
Psychiatric morbidity in elderly people attenders at an accident and emergency department
- Authors:
- WALKER Zuzana, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.951-957.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The point prevalence of depression and dementia, their effect on length of admission and outcome and the extent to which they were detected by the attending doctor were assessed in 109 elderly patients presenting with physical illness at an accident and emergency department. Twenty-seven percent were found to be depressed and 16% demented. Depressed patients stayed in hospital significantly longer and had a worse outcome at 14 days than patients not depressed. This was independent of the severity of their physical illness.
Eldercare and work-role conflict: toward an understanding of gender differences in caregiver burden
- Authors:
- KRAMER Betty J., KIPNIS Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(3), June 1995, pp.340-348.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Investigated gender differences in caregiving tasks, role strains, and resources to account for gender variations in burden among a probability sample of employed, nonspousal caregivers. Females were more likely to assist with care provision tasks, to report work role strains, and to experience higher levels of burden than males. After controlling for known sociodemographic dissimilarities in predicting burden, the effect of gender decreased at each step when caregiver tasks, work role strains, and resources were entered into the regression equation. Results suggest that these differences may partially explain the greater negative impact experienced by nonspousal, female caregivers.
The impact of chronic illness on the health and well-being of family members
- Authors:
- LIEBERMAN Morton A., FISHER Lawrence
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(1), February 1995, pp.94-102.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines the impact of dementia on the physical and mental health of all family members caring for an ill parent/spouse. The sample included spouses of patients diagnosed with either Alzheimer's Disease or vascular dementia. Severity of illness was significantly associated with health and well-being for spouses, offspring, and in-laws, regardless of the amount of caregiving. Use of services displayed no direct association with spouse health and well-being, but service utilization interacted with illness severity. The relationship between severity of illness and spouse health was lower under conditions of high service utilization than under conditions of low service utilization.