Religious and spiritual struggle: prevalence and correlates among older adults with depression in the BRIGHTEN Program

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 713-721

  Murphy, P E ^a   Fitchett, George ^a   Emery Tiburcio, Erin E ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; older adults; Religion; screening; spirituality; struggle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CLERGY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SCREENING; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 85006857071     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1244178     Document Type: Article

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