Instrumental variable estimation of the effect of prayer on depression

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1194-1199

  Denny, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Depression; Endogeneity; Europe; Instrumental variables; Mental health; Prayer; Religion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETHNICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 80053314966     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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