Religious attendance and social adjustment as protective against depression: A 10-year prospective study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-57

  Barton, Yakov A ^a   Miller, Lisa ^a,b   Wickramaratne, Priya ^b,c,d   Gameroff, Marc J ^b,c   Weissman, Myrna M ^b,c,d  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Major depression; Religiosity; Religious attendance; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874540770     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.037     Document Type: Article

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