The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-322

  Oakley Browne, Mark A ^a   Wells, J Elisabeth ^b   Scott, Kate M ^c   McGee, Magnus A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adult; Cross sectional studies; Epidemiology; Ethnic groups; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949879644     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903279820     Document Type: Article

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