Twelve-month mental disorders in South Africa: Prevalence, service use and demographic correlates in the population-based South African Stress and Health Study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-220

  Williams, D R ^a   Herman, A ^b   Stein, D J ^c   Heeringa, S G ^d   Jackson, P B ^e   Moomal, H ^f   Kessler, R C ^g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Mental health services; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38549153725     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001420     Document Type: Article

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