Depression in older adults has been widely studied in
the institutionalized population but less is known
about independent community dwelling older adults and
depression. This work was designed to learn more
about how depression impacts community dwelling older
adults, how they cope with depressive symptoms,
whether they perceive themselves to be depressed, and
how they view the effectiveness of their coping
strategies. A random sample was taken of 100
community dwelling older adults who live in a western
city in the United States. 27.5% of the sample
suffered from significant depressive...