Depressive symptomatology and short-term stability at a Nigerian psychiatric care facility

Psychopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 314-323

  Otote, David I ^a   Ohaeri, Jude U ^b,c  

^a Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c St Giles Psychiatric Hospital   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Depression; Nigeria; Symptomatology profile of depression; Transcultural psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NIGERIA; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PSYCHOSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033780778     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029165     Document Type: Article

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