Longitudinal relations between employment and depressive symptoms in low-income, suicidal African American women

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 541-553

  Mascaro, Nathan ^a   Arnette, Natalie C ^a   Santana, M Carmen ^a   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Depression; Employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347355580     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20365     Document Type: Article

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