Reflections on the recovery paradigm using religion/spirituality for Korean elderly adults: Depression and well-being in life

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 59-70

  Kang, Sun Kyung ^a   Kim, Hun Jin ^b  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Chongju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

elderly Korean adults; geriatric depression; recovery paradigm; Religion spirituality; well being in life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898641679     PISSN: 02185385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2014.885209     Document Type: Article

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