The complex array of antecedents of depression in women with physical disabilities: Implications for clinicians

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 174-183

  Nosek, Margaret A ^a   Hughes, Rosemary B ^b   Robinson Whelen, Susan ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Depression interventions; Health disparities; Pain; Physical disability; Poverty; Self esteem; Stress; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STEROID;

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38649109641     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701532219     Document Type: Review

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