The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: 12-month and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 339-344

  Herman, Allen A ^a   Stein, Dan J ^b   Seedat, Soraya ^c   Heeringa, Steven G ^d   Moomal, Hashim ^e   Williams, David R ^f  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e African Public Health Initiatives   (South Africa)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651232685     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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