A community epidemiological survey of generalized anxiety disorder in Hong Kong

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-319

  Lee, Sing ^a,b   Tsang, Adley ^a   Chui, Helena ^a   Kwok, Kathleen ^a   Cheung, Emily ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Epidemiology; Generalized anxiety disorder; Help seeking; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PALPITATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34447130829     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-006-9077-0     Document Type: Article

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