Social capital, socio-economic status and psychological distress among Australian adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2546-2561

  Phongsavan, Philayrath ^a   Chey, Tien ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^a   Brooks, Robert ^b   Silove, Derrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mental health; Psychological distress; Psychosocial environment; Social capital; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33749251795     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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