Prevalence and Correlates of Current Depressive Symptomatology and Lifetime Diagnosis of Depression in Black Women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-252

  McKnight Eily, Lela R ^a   Presley Cantrell, Letitia ^a   Elam Evans, Laurie D ^a   Chapman, Daniel P ^a   Kaslow, Nadine J ^b   Perry, Geraldine S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649637972     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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