Associations between self-rated mental health and psychiatric disorders among older adults: Do racial/ethnic differences exist?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 416-422

  Kim, Giyeon ^a   Decoster, Jamie ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^b   Jang, Yuri ^b   Allen, Rebecca S ^a   Parmelee, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety disorder; mood disorder; older adults; racial ethnic disparities; Self rated mental health (SRMH)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF RATED MENTAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955473711     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181f61ede     Document Type: Article

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