Conceptual models of psychological distress among low-income patients in an inner-city primary care clinic

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 475-477

  Karasz, Alison ^a   Sacajiu, Galit ^b   Garcia, Nerina ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Illness beliefs; Illness representation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CITY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MODEL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK ROLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037963564     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20636.x     Document Type: Article

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