Religion, senescence, and mental health: The end of life is not the end of hope

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 386-397

  Van Ness, Peter H ^a   Larson, David B ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DYING; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION; SENESCENCE; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036306238     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200207000-00005     Document Type: Article

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