Depression and mental health among older Mexican American spouses

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 386-393

  Stimpson, J P ^a   Peek, M K ^b   Markides, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LIFE EVENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 33745543896     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500410060     Document Type: Article

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