Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Depressive Symptoms Among Black Men Residing in the United States: A Meta-Analysis

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 52-63

  Britt Spells, Angelitta M ^a   Slebodnik, Maribeth ^b   Sands, Laura P ^c   Rollock, David ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; depression; discrimination; mental health; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREJUDICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037717482     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988315624509     Document Type: Article

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