Prevalence and characteristics of depression in a Japanese leprosarium from the viewpoints of social stigmas and ageing. A preliminary report

Leprosy Review

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Nishida, Masaki ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a,b   Aosaki, N ^a  

^a National Tamazenshouen Sanatorium   (Japan)

^b J F OBERLIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEPROSY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 33845384517     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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