Religiousness/spirituality and mental health among older male inmates

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 692-697

  Allen, Rebecca S ^a   Phillips, Laura Lee ^a   Roff, Lucinda Lee ^a   Cavanaugh, Ronald ^b   Day, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Alabama Aged and Infirmed Correctional Facility   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Hastened death; Older inmates; Religiousness spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEATH; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRISONER; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149106752     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.5.692     Document Type: Article

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