Manifestation, Attribution, and Coping With Depression Among Asian Indians From the Perspectives of Health Care Practitioners

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-40

  Conrad, Margaret M ^a   Pacquiao, Dula F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; coping; depression; South Asia

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HINDUISM; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEW JERSEY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 12344299236     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659604271239     Document Type: Article

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