Prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of depression and generalized anxiety disorder in a diverse urban community

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 641-647

  Gwynn, R Charon ^a,c   McQuistion, Hunter L ^c   McVeigh, Katharine H ^b   Garg, Renu K ^b   Frieden, Thomas R ^b   Thorpe, Lorna E ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 49749145291     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.6.641     Document Type: Article

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