Rural-urban migration and depression in ageing family members left behind

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-60

  Abas, Melanie A ^a   Punpuing, Sureeporn ^b   Jirapramukpitak, Tawanchai ^c   Guest, Philip ^b   Tangchonlatip, Kanchana ^b   Leese, Morven ^a   Prince, Martin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; URBAN AREA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 67650895696     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.056143     Document Type: Article

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