Religiosity and remission of depression in medically ill older patients.

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Published in Am J Psychiatry on April 01, 1998

Authors

H G Koenig1, L K George, B L Peterson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. koenig@geri.duke.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for Depression in Chronic Illness | NCT01208428

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