Depression and the empty nest |
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Authors: | Lenore Sawyer Radloff |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center for Epidemiologic Studies, National Institute of Mental Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18C05, 20857 Rockville, Maryland |
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Abstract: | The empty nest syndrome is a depressive reaction in middle-aged mothers attributed to role loss when all her children have grown up and left the nest. However, analyses of data from a large community mental health survey found that parents (both mothers and fathers) whose children were not living with them were significantly less depressed than other respondents of comparable age, income, occupational role, and marital status. This suggests that depression is not a typical reaction to an empty nest. |
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