The current status of urban-rural differences in psychiatric disorders

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-93

  Peen, J ^a,b   Schoevers, R A ^a   Beekman, A T ^c   Dekker, J ^a,b  

^a Arkin Mental Health Institute   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Meta analysis; Prevalence; Rural health; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 73549091701     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01438.x     Document Type: Review

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