Does religiousness and spirituality moderate the relations between physical and mental health among aging prisoners?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 710-717

  Allen, Rebecca S ^a   Harris, Grant M ^a   Crowther, Martha R ^a   Oliver, Joann S ^a,b   Cavanaugh, Ronald ^c   Phillips, Laura L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Capstone College of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; functional status; prison; religion spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRISONER; RELIGION; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84878755783     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3874     Document Type: Article

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