Investigating the role played by social support in the association between religiosity and mental health in low income older adults: Results from the São Paulo ageing & health study (SPAH);Investigando o papel do suporte social na associação entre religiosidade e saúde mental em idosos de baixa renda: Resultados do São Paulo ageing & health study (SPAH)

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Corrêa, Alexandre Augusto Macêdo ^a,b   Moreira Almeida, Alexander ^a   Menezes, Paulo R ^c   Vallada, Homero ^c   Scazufca, Marcia ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE PRESIDENTE ANTÔNIO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Mental health; Social support; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80051513379     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462011000200011     Document Type: Article

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