The views of older community residents toward mental health problems

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-64

  Morano, Carmen L ^a,b   DeForge, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESPONSIBILITY; SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 4444243902     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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