Depression is common in the middle-aged. The industrial nurse must be aware of tell-tale signs of depression and she must be alert to the seriousness of depression in this age group.
References
1.
GUTHEILE.A.: “Reactive Depressions”, American Handbook of Psychiatry, Vol. I, 345–352, Basic Books, Inc., New York, 1959.
2.
LEVINSONHARRY: Emotional Health in the World of Work, Harper & Row, New York, 1964.
