A descriptive study of the prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders in the canadian population: Comparison between low-income and non-low-income populations

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 84-94

  Caron, J ^a,b   Liu, A ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community survey; Mental disorders; Poverty; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954593388     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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