Depression in African American men: A review of what we know and where we need to go from here

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 2 PART 3, 2013, Pages 386-397

  Ward, Earlise ^a   Mengesha, Maigenete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Afrocentric cultural values; Alcohol abuse; Depression; Mental illness; Poverty; Racial discrimination; Retirement; Social network; Socioeconomic positioning; Work stressors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DSM-III; DSM-IV; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN; AFROCENTRIC CULTURAL VALUES; ALCOHOL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; MENTAL ILLNESS; POVERTY; RACIAL DISCRIMINATION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITIONING; WORK STRESSORS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881011463     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12015     Document Type: Article

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