Deccan Chronicle, February 10, 2017: Poor and violent neighbourhood increases risk of depression in old people
“According to researchers from the University of California in the US, older adults who lived in neighborhoods with more homicide and a higher poverty rate experienced more depressive symptoms. ‘Given the shift towards an aging population and the growing rates of depression among older adults, understanding the factors that contribute to depression is critical,’ said first author of the study Spruha Joshi from the University of Minnesota’s school of public health in the US.”