Twelve-month prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders among older Asian Americans: Comparison with younger groups

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-99

  Kim, Jinseok ^a   Choi, Namkee G ^b  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149127701     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903046461     Document Type: Article

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