Depressive symptoms and their social contexts: A qualitative systematic literature review of contextual interventions

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 402-417

  Gottlieb, Laura ^a   Waitzkin, Howard ^b   Miranda, Jeanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

contextual interventions; depression; economics; employment; housing; mental health; social context; violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149412040     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010362863     Document Type: Review

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