Social determinants of psychological distress in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1828-1840

  Myer, Landon ^a,b   Stein, Dan J ^a,c   Grimsrud, Anna ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^c   Williams, David R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Psychological distress; Social capital; Social support; Socioeconomic status (SES); South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 40849113536     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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