Predicting the trajectories of depressive symptoms among southern community-dwelling older adults: The role of religiosity

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-198

  Sun, Fei ^a   Park, Nan S ^b   Roff, Lucinda L ^c   Klemmack, David L ^c   Parker, Michael ^c   Koenig, Harold G ^d   Sawyer, Patricia ^e   Allman, Richard M ^e,f,g  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; HLM; religiosity; trajectories

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84855978898     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.602959     Document Type: Article

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