Does cultural assimilation influence prevalence and presentation of depressive symptoms in older Japanese American men? the Honolulu-Asia aging study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 337-345

  Harada, Nobuharu ^a   Takeshita, Junji ^a   Ahmed, Iqbal ^a   Chen, Randi ^b   Petrovitch, Helen ^a,b   Ross, G Webster ^a,d   Masaki, Kamal ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b PACIFIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; culture; depression; Japanese American

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858793862     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182107e3b     Document Type: Article

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