Mood and anxiety disorders and the use of services and psychotropic medication in an immigrant population: Findings from the Israel National Health Survey

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 409-419

  Ponizovsky, Alexander M ^a   Grinshpoon, Alexander ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Common mental disorders; Health services; Immigrants; Israel; National survey; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW;

EID: 67649280526     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905400608     Document Type: Review

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