The relationship between ethnicity, Christian orthodoxy, and mental health

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 795-805

  Randolph Seng, Brandon ^a   Nielsen, Michael E ^b   Bottoms, Bette L ^c   Filipas, Henrietta ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Christian orthodoxy; Ethnicity; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849119864     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670802084788     Document Type: Article

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