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![]() | Barusch, Amanda | Depressive symptoms in the frail elderly: physical and psycho-social correlates | The elderly who suffer from chronic illness are at unusually high risk of depression and depressive symptoms. This study was conducted to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms in a sample of chronically-ill elders and to examine the relationship between physical illness and depression, bot... | Physical correlates; Psycho-social correlates | 1999 |
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![]() | Barusch, Amanda | Self-concepts of low-income older women: not old or poor, but fortunate and blessed | This article examines the extent to which low-income older women define themselves in stigmatizing terms, then explores the strategies they use to preserve a positive sense of self. Instead of considering themselves "old" or "poor," the sixty-two women interviewed defined themselves as "fortunate" a... | Low-income older women; Stigmatizing terms; Positive thinking | 1997 |