Gender and anxiety in Nepal: The role of social support, stressful life events, and structural violence

CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-248

  Kohrt, Brandon A ^a,b,c   Worthman, Carol M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cross cultural; Gender; Nepal; Sex differences; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 68849128830     PISSN: 17555930     EISSN: 17555949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2009.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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