Psychological distress among patients attending a general medical outpatient clinic in Pakistan

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Husain, Nusrat ^a   Chaudhry, Imran ^b   Afsar, S ^c   Creed, Francis ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Consultation liaison psychiatry; Depression; Developing country; Distress; Medical outpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAKISTAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 3242709705     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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