Clues to the Blues: Predictors of Self-Reported Mental and Emotional Health Among Older African American Men

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1366-1375

  Mitchell, Jamie A ^a   Watkins, Daphne C ^a   Shires, Deirdre ^b   Chapman, Robert A ^c   Burnett, Janice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Josephine Ford Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; aging; depression; emotional health; mental health; stigma

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 85027719292     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988315600064     Document Type: Article

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