Depression in Older Adults: A Meta-Synthesis

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 509-534

  Corcoran, Jacqueline ^a   Brown, Emily ^a   Davis, Megan ^a   Pineda, Michelle ^a   Kadolph, Jessica ^a   Bell, Holly ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; mental health; mental illness; meta synthesis of qualitative studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84881666314     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2013.811144     Document Type: Article

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