Initial development of a new culture-specific screen for emotional distress in older Caribbean people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1097-1103

  Abas, Melanie ^a   Phillips, Courtney ^a   Richards, Marcus ^a   Carter, Janet ^a   Levy, Raymond ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Older Caribbeans; Screening instrument; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030463209     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199612)11:12<1097::AID-GPS496>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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