Religion, health beliefs and the use of mental health services by the elderly

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-149

  Ng, Tze Pin ^a,b   Nyunt, Ma Shwe Zin ^a,b   Chiam, Peak Chiang ^c   Kua, Ee Heok ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

attitudes; beliefs; epidemiology (mental health); religion; spirituality; usage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 79951938013     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.508771     Document Type: Article

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