Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Siti Nor Radhiah Muhammad Yamin,, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/1/211-894-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/26

This study examines the relationship between loneliness, life events and depression among 178 adults in the disadvantage community of Malaysia and to determine predictors of depression. A set of stand-ardized questionnaires was used to measure depression, loneliness and stressful life events. The re...