Relational spirituality and depression in adolescent girls

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1021-1037

  Desrosiers, Alethea ^a   Miller, Lisa ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Religiosity; Religious coping; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SAN FRANCISCO; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 35348996630     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20409     Document Type: Article

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