Life Events Over the Life Cycle and Depression in Late Life (IN: Suicide Prevention: The Global Context. Proceedings of the 19th Congress of the IASP, March 1997, ed. by R J Kosky et al)

This study examined which life events are related to depression in late life. 74 elderly Dutch people were interviewed. Preliminary results showed that significant correlations were mainly found for events occuring in late adolescence & adulthood including interpersonal problems, illnesses of child(ren), financial worries, loss of contact after relocation, & legal problems. Futher research is needed to investigate the role of specific events & mediating factors in late-life depression.