Depression Over the Adult Life Course for African American Men: Toward a Framework for Research and Practice

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-210

  Watkins, Daphne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American males; Depression; Developmental influences; Life course; Male development; Mental health; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859647152     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988311424072     Document Type: Article

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