Perceived discrimination and mental health disorders: The South African Stress and Health study (SASH)

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Moomal, Hashim ^a   Jackson, Pamela B ^b   Stein, Dan J ^c   Herman, Allen ^d   Myer, Landon ^c   Seedat, Soraya ^e   Madela Mntla, Edith ^f   Williams, David R ^g  

^a African Public Health Initiatives   (South Africa)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRESS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651213906     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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