Evidence for the 2008 economic crisis exacerbating depression in Hong Kong

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 125-133

  Lee, Sing ^a   Guo, Wan Jun ^a   Tsang, Adley ^a   Mak, Arthur D P ^b   Wu, Justin ^a   Ng, King Lam ^a   Kwok, Kathleen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Depression; Economic contraction; Economic crisis; Major depressive episode (MDE); Mental health; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956268767     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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