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Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 9, No. 1,
70-89 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/089826439700900104
Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms among the Elderly
Evidence from a Prospective Community Study
Thomas A. Glass, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health
Stanislav V. Kasl, PhD
Yale School of Medicine
Lisa F. Berkman, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health
We examined the effect of a series of common stressful life events on change in depressive symptoms among the elderly. The subjects were 1,962 noninstitutionalized people 65 years of age or older from the New Haven EPESE project. Multivariate regression models revealed that 8 of 11 stressful life events examined predicted change in depressive symptoms at follow-up (1985) after controlling for baseline depressive symptoms, age, socioeconomic factors, functional status, and chronic conditions. In addition, the total number of stressful life events was significantly associated with higher CES-D depression scores. A dose-response relationship between cumulative life event stress and change in depressive symptoms was also shown. These results suggest that certain common life event stressors may have an impact on mental health, both singly and in combination.

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