Efficacy of volunteerism for role-loss depression: A complement to Weinstein, et al.

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 736-738

  Crist Houran, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SATISFACTION; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; ROLE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0030346870     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3.736     Document Type: Article

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