Are mental disorders on the increase? A systematic review;Nehmen psychische störungen zu? Eine systematische literaturübersicht

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 321-330

  Richter, Dirk ^a,b   Berger, Klaus ^c   Reker, Thomas ^a  

^a LWL Klinik Munster   (Germany)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Psychiatric epidemiology; Systematic review; Trends

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; BULIMIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349166513     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067570     Document Type: Review

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