Religious involvement and risk of major depression in a prospective nationwide study of African American adults

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 568-573

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Flannelly, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The Spears Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depression; Mental health; Race; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949085432     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181b08f45     Document Type: Article

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