The sociosomatic course of depression and trauma: A cultural analysis of suffering and resilience in the life of a Puerto Rican woman

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 439-447

  Jenkins, Janis Hunter ^a   Cofresi, Norma ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Depression; Puerto Rican; Resilience; Sociosomatic; Trauma; Women gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031902249     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199807000-00009     Document Type: Article

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