Use of formal and informal sources of mental health care among older African-American public-housing residents

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 519-530

  Black, B S ^a,b   Rabins, P V ^a   German, P ^a   Roca, R ^a   McGuire, M ^a   Brant, L J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031744456     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798006631     Document Type: Article

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