Spirituality and depressive symptoms in a racially diverse us sample of community-dwelling adults

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 975-977

  Mofidi, Mahyar ^a   DeVellis, Robert F ^b   Blazer, Dan G ^c   DeVellis, Brenda M ^b   Panter, A T ^b   Jordan, Joanne M ^b  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Mental health; Spiritual experiences; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845798637     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000243825.14449.de     Document Type: Article

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