I am happy in my faith: The influence of religious affiliation, saliency,and practice on depressive symptoms and treatment preference

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-357

  Baker, Paul ^a   Cruickshank, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Faith group; Religiosity; Religious practice; Treatment of depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449389491     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670902725108     Document Type: Article

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