The effectiveness of a spiritually-based intervention to alleviate subsyndromal anxiety and minor depression among older adults

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-166

  Rajagopal, Doris ^a   Mackenzie, Elizabeth ^a   Bailey, Christine ^a   Lavizzo Mourey, Risa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety and prayer; Depression; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141849882     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015854226937     Document Type: Article

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