Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorDavids, Fakhryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Jeremy James Denisen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T06:59:02Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T06:59:02Z
dc.date.issued1983en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaf 116-135.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractDepression is the most common psychopathological syndrome in the elderly (Blazer, 1982). Yet, with appropriate treatment, depressive symptoms generally have a favourable prognosis. Researchers such as Post (1972) and Zung (1980) have emphasized the importance of the premorbid personality in understanding depression and planning its effective treatment. However, personality studies are unpopular and often methodologically unsound. The present study attempts to investigate the problem of the premorbid personality in depressed elderly persons. The total number of severely and moderately depressed elderly persons found in a randomly selected community sample was matched with a group of non-depressed elderly persons on age, sex, marital status, socio-economic class, social support, type of accommodation, previous and present employment, living arrangements, physical morbidity and number of life events. The hypothesis tested was that depressed subjects would differ from non-depressed subjects on the development and functioning of their premorbid personalities.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDavidson, J. J. D. (1983). <i>Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15671en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDavidson, Jeremy James Denis. <i>"Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1983. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15671en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDavidson, J. 1983. Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Davidson, Jeremy James Denis AB - Depression is the most common psychopathological syndrome in the elderly (Blazer, 1982). Yet, with appropriate treatment, depressive symptoms generally have a favourable prognosis. Researchers such as Post (1972) and Zung (1980) have emphasized the importance of the premorbid personality in understanding depression and planning its effective treatment. However, personality studies are unpopular and often methodologically unsound. The present study attempts to investigate the problem of the premorbid personality in depressed elderly persons. The total number of severely and moderately depressed elderly persons found in a randomly selected community sample was matched with a group of non-depressed elderly persons on age, sex, marital status, socio-economic class, social support, type of accommodation, previous and present employment, living arrangements, physical morbidity and number of life events. The hypothesis tested was that depressed subjects would differ from non-depressed subjects on the development and functioning of their premorbid personalities. DA - 1983 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1983 T1 - Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study TI - Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15671 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15671
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDavidson JJD. Premorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community study. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1983 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15671en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otheren_ZA
dc.titlePremorbid personality development and functioning in elderly depressives : a retrospective community studyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_hum_1983_davidson_jeremy_james_denis.pdf
Size:
3.21 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Masters