The protective effects of religiosity on depression: A 2-year prospective study

Gerontologist

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 421-431

  Ronneberg, Corina R ^a   Miller, Edward Alan ^a   Dugan, Elizabeth ^a   Porell, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic religiosity; Mental health; Nonorganizational religiosity; Organizational religiosity; Private religiosity; Public religiosity; Religion; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; RETIREMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84974716109     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu073     Document Type: Article

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