An epidemiological study of depressive symptomatology among Israeli adults: Prevalence of depressive symptoms and demographic risk factors

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 82-89

  Iancu, Iulian ^a,c   Horesh, Netta ^a   Lepkifker, Elie ^a   Drory, Yaacov ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BEER YAAKOV MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142228197     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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