Racial/ethnic disparities, social support, and depression: Examining a social determinant of mental health

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-20

  Shim, Ruth S ^a   Ye, Jiali ^a   Baltrus, Peter ^a   Fry Johnson, Yvonne ^a   Daniels, Elvan ^a   Rust, George ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caribbean blacks; Depression; Disparities; Race ethnicity; Social support

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CARIBBEAN REGION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84861653251     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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