Profiles of depressive symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-213

  Lincoln, Karen D ^a   Chatters, Linda M ^b   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^b   Jackson, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Caribbean; Depressive symptoms; Mental health; Race; Socioeconomic status; USA

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE CLASS; BLACK POPULATION; GENDER DISPARITY; MENTAL HEALTH; RACIAL SEGREGATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RACISM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES; WEST INDIES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250344260     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.038     Document Type: Article

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