An evaluation of two screening methods to identify cases with schizophrenia and affective disorders in a community survey in rural Ethiopia

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 200-208

  Shibre, T ^a   Kebede, D ^a   Alem, A ^a   Negash, A ^a   Kibreab, S ^a   Fekadu, A ^a   Fekadu, D ^a   Jacobsson, L ^b   Kullgren, G ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0036711410     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076402128783244     Document Type: Article

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