Common mental disorders in primary care in Harare, Zimbabwe: Associations and risk factors

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue JULY, 1997, Pages 60-64

  Patel, V ^a,e   Todd, C ^a   Winston, M ^b,c   Gwanzura, F ^a   Simunyu, E ^a   Acuda, W ^a   Mann, A ^d  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c Rhondda Cynon Taff CF45 4BZ   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Sangath   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIGION; SEX; UNEMPLOYMENT; ZIMBABWE; AGED; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; LIFE EVENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031182643     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.171.1.60     Document Type: Article

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