Psychiatric morbidity among housemaids in Kuwait: A. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the hospitalized group of housemaids

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 249-254

  Zahid, M A ^a   Fido, A A ^a   Razik, M A ^b   Mohsen, M A M ^b   El Sayed, A A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Psychological Medicine Hospital Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Housemaids; Immigrants; Migration; Psychiatric morbidity, prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 4444334028     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079522     Document Type: Article

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