Complementary medicine use by middle-aged and older women: Personality, mood and anxiety factors

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-321

  Sarris, J ^a   Goncalves, D C ^a   Robins Wahlin, T B ^a,b   Byrne, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anxiety; complementary medicine; depression; NEO FFI; personality; women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952680043     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310375635     Document Type: Article

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