The natural history of male mental health: Health and religious involvement

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-231

  Vaillant, George ^a   Templeton, Janice ^b   Ardelt, Monika ^c   Meyer, Stephanie E ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Human development; Longitudinal study; Men; Mental health; Religion; USA

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE;

AGING; HISTORY; MENS HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849025935     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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