Racial/ethnic differences in serious psychological distress among older adults in California

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1070-1077

  Kim, Giyeon ^a   Bryant, Ami N ^a   Parmelee, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; K6; mental health; older adults; race ethnicity; serious psychological distress (SPD)

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865866364     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2825     Document Type: Article

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