Suicidality and depression among adult patients admitted in general medical facilities in Kenya

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ndetei, David M ^a,b   Khasakhala, Lincoln I ^a,b   Mutiso, Victoria ^a   Mbwayo, Anne W ^a  

^a Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77649152216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-9-7     Document Type: Article

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