Pathways to depression: The impact of neighborhood violent crime on inner-city residents in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-30

  Curry, Aaron ^b   Latkin, Carl ^a   Davey Rothwell, Melissa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Surveillance Data Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Depression; Drug users; Inner city; Neighborhood; Urban; USA; Violence

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DRUG USER; HEALTH IMPACT; INNER CITY AREA; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PATH ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRIME; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERCEPTION; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44349180794     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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