Factors of importance for self-reported mental health and depressive symptoms among ages 60-75 in urban Iran and Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 696-705

  Momeni, Pardis ^a   Wettergren, Lena ^a   Tessma, Mesfin ^a   Maddah, Sadat ^b   Emami, Azita ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Immigrant; Mental health; Self reported depression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SWEDEN;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 80755140511     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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