Religious involvement and 6-year course of depressive symptoms in older Dutch citizens: Results from the longitudinal aging study Amsterdam

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-489

  Braam, Arjan W ^a,b   Hein, Erik ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a   Van Tilburg, Willem ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION; RELIGION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBANIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBANIZATION;

EID: 3242696970     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264304265765     Document Type: Article

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