The 'understandability phenomenon' : do older adults believe depression is a normal part of old age?

The "understandability phenomenon" as defined by Blanchard (1992) is the notion that older adults believe depression is a normal consequence of old age. The concept is referred to frequently in the gerontology literature as one of the factors responsible for the under detection and under t...

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Main Author: Law, Jim
Published: University of Edinburgh 2003
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.735360