title: Depressive symptomatology in a nonclinical sample of elderly blacks: the effects of marital status.
abstract: The literature shows that the rate of depression among the elderly is relatively low in comparison with the general population; there is, however, a direct relationship between increasing age and the onset of depressive symptoms.This study has shown that marital status among elderly blacks is a significant factor that contributes to depression. A relationship was found between sex and depression, but no significant distinction was evident. It was concluded that marital status among elderly black individuals is a more significant predictor of depression than the sex variable.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires