In the United States the number of elderly and their percentage of the total population continues to increase. The large majority will never require care in an institution, yet they are faced with increasing health problems and decreased mobility, and almost half require prescription drugs to...

Limited research has examined the ways in which changes in self-rated health experienced by aging spouses affect depressive symptoms of both members of the dyad. Longitudinal data from 315 older couples in which one partner had end-stage renal disease were analyzed using multilevel modeling....

Violent crime within a neighborhood as well as perceptions of neighborhood safety may impact the depressive symptoms experienced by community-dwelling older people. Most studies examining the influences of neighborhood characteristics on mental health have included either objective indicators or...