Manifestations of affective disturbance in sub-Saharan Africa: Key themes

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 191-198

  Tomlinson, Mark ^a,b,c   Swartz, Leslie ^c,d   Kruger, Lou Marie ^c   Gureje, Oye ^e  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Africa; Common mental disorders; Cultural idioms; Epidemiology; Women

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34447312504     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.09.029     Document Type: Article

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