Understanding the Experience and Manifestation of Depression Among Korean Immigrants in New York City

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Shin, Jinah K ^a  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; Korean immigrants; New York City; unbalanced self

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149123571     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609349065     Document Type: Article

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