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Stress across the life course and depression in a rapidly developing population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

Michael Yuxuan NiChaoqiang JiangKar Keung ChengWeisen ZhangStephen E GilmanTai Hing LamGabriel M LeungC Mary Schooling
Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2015)
Childhood adversities and adulthood stressors were independently associated with an increased risk of depression among older ambulatory adults, although adulthood stressors were more strongly associated with depression following exposure to childhood adversities. This is consistent with evidence from Western settings in which the social context of risk and protective factors for depression may differ and implies that the role of stress in the aetiology of depression is not context specific.
Keyphrases
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