Atheism and mental health

Harvard Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-194

  Whitley, Rob ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atheism; Mental health; Religion

Indexed keywords

ATHEISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77951724528     PISSN: 10673229     EISSN: 14657309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10673221003747674     Document Type: Review

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