The South Africa Stress and Health Study: Rationale and design

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 135-147

  Williams, David R ^a   Herman, Allen ^b   Kessler, Ronald C ^c   Sonnega, John ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^d   Stein, Dan J ^d   Moomal, Hashim ^b   Wilson, Colwick M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Medical University of   (South Africa)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mental health services; Psychiatric disorders; South Africa; Torture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3242705278     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MEBR.0000027424.86587.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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