Young, single and not depressed: Prevalence of depressive disorder among young women in rural Pakistan

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 42-47

  Rahman, Atif ^a   Ahmed, Mansoor ^b   Sikander, Siham ^b   Malik, Abid ^b   Tomenson, Barbara ^c   Creed, Francis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Human Development Research Foundation   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depressive disorder; Developing country; Mental health; South Asia; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67650227339     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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