Attendance at religious services and subsequent mental health in midlife women

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-297

  King, Dana E ^a,c   Cummings, Doyle ^b   Whetstone, Lauren ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Mental health; Midlife; Religious; Spirituality; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION;

EID: 28644448863     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DEB0-B55Y-7EW6-8D7B     Document Type: Article

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