Gendering late-life depression? the coping process in a group of elderly men

Nordic Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 56-80

  Jensen, Hanne Voldby ^a   Munk, Karen P ^a   Madsen, Svend Aage ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

coping strategies; gender; late life depression; male depression; psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954820380     PISSN: 19012276     EISSN: 19040016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1901-2276/a000011     Document Type: Article

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