Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 188-196

  Ball, Harriet A ^a   Siribaddana, Sisira H ^b   Kovas, Yulia ^a   Glozier, Nick ^a,c   McGuffin, Peter ^a   Sumathipala, Athula ^a,b   Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Sri Lankan Twin Registry   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Environment; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SRI LANKA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SRI LANKA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952320487     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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