Medical attribution of common mental disorders in a rural Indian population

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 142-144

  Srinivasan, K ^a   Isaacs, A N ^a   Villanueva, E ^b   Lucas, A ^a   Raghunath, D ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common mental disorders; Depression; India; Public beliefs; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77956907230     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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