Context and culture: African-American elders' experiences of depression

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 643-657

  Black, Helen K ^a   Gitlin, Laura ^b   Burke, Janice ^b  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American older adults; Experiences and expressions of depression; Religious spiritual beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052287119     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.505233     Document Type: Article

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