Background Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic conditions, is increasingly
common and complicates the assessment and management of depression. The aim was to …

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and
many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead …

This paper presents an overview of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version
of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) …

This study focuses on the role of social support and personal coping resources in relation to
mortality among older persons in the Netherlands. Data are from a sample of 2,829 …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of depression on the incidence of physical
disability and the role of confounding and explanatory variables in this relationship …

In this paper, we explore the relationships among self-esteem, age, class, and gender. We
ask whether relationships between self-esteem and gender are similar across age and class …

Psychosocial coping resources have been found to protect against depressive symptoms in
people with and without chronic diseases. It has not been established, however, whether …

Objective.—To examine whether depressive symptoms in older adults contribute to
increased cost of general medical services. Design.—A 4-year prospective cohort study …

Objectives: This study examines the association of hearing impairment and chronic diseases
(diabetes mellitus, lung disease, cardiac disease, stroke, cancer, peripheral artery disease …

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …