Identification of common mental disorders by general medical doctors in Taiwan

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 282-288

  Liu, Shen Ing ^a,b,c   Mann, Anthony ^c   Cheng, Andrew ^d   Tjung, Jin Jin ^a   Hwang, Lee Ching ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Nursing   (Taiwan)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Common mental disorders; Detection; General health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 3242727898     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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