Depression and Nigerian-born immigrant women in the United States: A phenomenological study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Ezeobele, I ^a   Malecha, A ^b   Landrum, P ^b   Symes, L ^b  

^a University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Phenomenology; Qualitative methodology; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NIGERIA; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIRITUALITY; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951664467     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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