Social Support from Church and Family Members and Depressive Symptoms among Older African Americans

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 559-567

  Chatters, Linda M ^a   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^a   Woodward, Amanda Toler ^b   Nicklett, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

congregation support; extended family; Key Words Depression; religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84949684822     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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