Mental health problems in women attending district-level services in South Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 587-592

  Pillay, Anthony L ^a   Kriel, Anita J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Depression; Domestic violence; Gender; Marital problems; Mental health services; South Africa; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; PIETERMARITZBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33744795440     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.031     Document Type: Article

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