Prevalence, detection and management of anxiety and depressive symptoms in unemployed patients attending general practitioners

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-113

  Comino, Elizabeth J ^a   Harris, Elizabeth ^a   Silove, Derrick ^a   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^a   Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a Fairfield Hospital Prairiewood   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Epidemiology; Family practice; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0034583142     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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