The relationship between religion and Mental Disorders in a Korean population

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-35

  Park, Jong Ik ^a   Hong, Jin Pyo ^b   Park, Subin ^b   Cho, Maeng Je ^c  

^a Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Prevalence; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84863291758     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.1.29     Document Type: Article

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