Aging, mental health and the faith community

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-54

  Brat, Paul ^a  

^a Center for Aging Religion and Spirituality   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Delusions; Dementia; Depression; Faith community; Hallucination; Involutional melancholia; Mental health; Pastoral care; Religious faith; Suicide survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745693768     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v13n02_05     Document Type: Article

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