title: Subjective social support and depressive symptoms in major depression: separate phenomena or epiphenomena.
abstract: One hundred and twenty-five middle-aged and elderly adults suffering from a major depressive episode were evaluated during the index episode and at six and twelve month follow-up. Subjective (emotional) social support and depressive symptoms (CES-D) were evaluated during each interview. Contigency table and correlation analyses reveal that subjective support and depressive symptoms are interrelated but separate constructs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
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authors.lastname: Blazer
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authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012944:Social Support