Lost in summation: Depression among African American female caregivers and noncaregivers

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-84

  McCallum, T J ^a   Spencer, S Melinda ^b   Goins, R Turner ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Caregiving; Depression; Depressive symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949192870     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-007-9049-z     Document Type: Article

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