Religious doubt and mental health across the lifespan

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 16-25

  Galek, Kathleen ^a   Krause, Neal ^b   Ellison, Christopher G ^c   Kudler, Taryn ^a   Flannelly, Kevin J ^a  

^a HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Mental health; Psychopathology; Religion; Religious doubt

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449084040     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-007-9027-2     Document Type: Article

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