Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in the adult population of a rural South African village

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 997-1007

  Rumble, S ^b   Swartz, L ^a   Parry, C ^b   Zwarenstein, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0029792369     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035327     Document Type: Article

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