Prevalence of psychological distress, anxiety and depression in rural communities in Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-119

  Kilkkinen, Annamari ^a   Kao philpot, Anna ^a   O'neil, Adrienne ^a   Philpot, Benjamin ^a   Reddy, Prasuna ^a   Bunker, Stephen ^a   Dunbar, James ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Kessler 10; Population survey; Risk factor; Rurality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 34247096128     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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