Prevalence of major depressive disorder among Chinese-Americans in primary care

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-30

  Yeung, Albert ^a,b   Chan, Raymond ^b   Mischoulon, David ^a   Sonawalla, Shamsah ^a   Wong, Eileen ^c   Nierenberg, Andrew A ^a   Fava, Maurizio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b South Boston Community Health Center   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; Major depressive disorder; Prevalence; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0942300618     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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