The relationship between spirituality and depressive symptoms: Testing psychosocial mechanisms

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 681-688

  Mofidi, Mahyar ^a   DeVellis, Robert F ^b   DeVellis, Brenda M ^b   Blazer, Dan G ^c   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; Optimism; Social support; Spirituality; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ATTITUDE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 34547886117     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31811f4038     Document Type: Article

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