Concepts and causation of depression: A cross-cultural study of the beliefs of older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-32

  Lawrence, Vanessa ^a   Murray, Joanna ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^a   Turner, Sara ^b   Sangha, Kuljeet ^a   Byng, Richard ^c   Bhugra, Dinesh ^a   Huxley, Peter ^a   Tylee, Andre ^a   Macdonald, Alastair ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c South Lewisham Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Depression; Ethnicity; Mental health; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH ASIA; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 32244447092     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.1.23     Document Type: Article

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