Religious participation as a predictor of mental health status and treatment outcomes in older persons

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-153

  Chen, Hongtu ^a   Cheal, Karen ^a   McDonel Herr, Elizabeth C ^b   Zubritsky, Cynthia ^c   Levkoff, Sue E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Elderly; Mental health; Primary care; Religious participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIGION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847203250     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1704     Document Type: Article

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