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ERIC Number: EJ634302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9013
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Paranoid Ideation among Elderly African American Persons.
Bazargan, Mohsen; Bazargan, Shahrzad; King, Lewis
Gerontologist, v41 n3 p366-73 Jun 2001
A cross sectional study involving 998 independently living elderly African Americans used the Brief Symptom Inventory to measure paranoid ideation and 14 independent variables including demographic characteristics, cognitive deficit, and depression. Paranoid ideation was found in 10% of the sample. Regression analysis revealed 6 of 14 independent variables showed a significant relationship with paranoid ideation. (BF)
Descriptors: Blacks, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Multiple Regression Analysis, Older Adults, Paranoid Behavior, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Brief Symptom Inventory
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