Socio-economic position and common mental disorders: Longitudinal study in the general population in the UK

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 189, Issue AUG., 2006, Pages 109-117

  Skapinakis, Petros ^a,b   Weich, Scott ^c   Lewis, Glyn ^a   Singleton, Nicola ^d   Araya, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33747185932     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.014449     Document Type: Article

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