Detection of somatization and depression in primary care in Saudi Arabia

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 962-966

  Becker, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental disorders; Patient Health Questionnaire; Primary care; Saudi Arabia; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SKILL; SOMATIZATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 10844265398     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0835-4     Document Type: Article

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