
Am J Psychiatry 1990; 147:758-760
Copyright © 1990 by American Psychiatric Association
Religious belief, depression, and ambulation status in elderly women with broken hips
P Pressman, JS Lyons, DB Larson and JJ Strain
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611-3056.
The authors studied the relationship between religious belief and
psychiatric and medical status in 30 elderly women recovering from the
surgical repair of broken hips. Religious belief was associated with lower
levels of depressive symptoms and better ambulation status.
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