Religious practice and depression among geriatric home care patients

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-83

  Milstein, Glen ^a   Bruce, Martha L ^b   Gargon, Nina ^b   Brown, Ellen ^b   Raue, Patrick J ^b   McAvay, Gail ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clergy; Comorbidity; Depression; Geriatric; Homecare; Religion

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; PASTORAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0043270634     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/MUP1-DFB4-23KK-XPCF     Document Type: Conference Paper

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