Spiritual well-being and health

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 673-680

  Tsuang, Ming T ^a,b,c,d,h   Simpson, John C ^c,e,f   Koenen, Karestan C ^c   Kremen, William S ^a   Lyons, Michael J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Religion; Spiritual well being; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WELLBEING;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPIRITUALITY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34547877199     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31811f4062     Document Type: Article

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