Exploring the links between depression, integrity, and hope in the elderly

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 428-433

  Chimich, William T ^a,b,d   Nekolaichuk, Cheryl L ^c  

^a GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c St Stephen's College   (Canada)

^d NARG Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Hope; Integrity; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 4043079082     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900703     Document Type: Article

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