Symptom manifestations and expressions among Korean immigrant women suffering with depression

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-402

  Bernstein, Kunsook Song ^a   Lee, Jeong Seop ^b   Park, So Youn ^c   Jyoung, Joung Pyo ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Korean Women's International Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Depression; Korean immigrant women; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549125418     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04533.x     Document Type: Article

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