Relationship between religiosity and psychopathology in patients with depression

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 330-335

  Gupta, Swapnil ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Depression; Hopelessness; Religiosity; Suicidal intent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; RELIGIOSITY SCALE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDAL INTENT QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84863050939     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.91907     Document Type: Article

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