Utility of the concept of minor depressive disorder: Evidence from a large rural community sample in a developing country setting

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Fekadu, Abebaw ^a,b   Alem, Atalay ^c   Medhin, Girmay ^c   Shibre, Teshome ^c   Cleare, Anthony ^a   Prince, Martin ^a   Kebede, Derege ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Depression; Developing country; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 35748955478     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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