Monitoring gender equity in mental health in a low-, middle-, and high-income country in the Americas

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 516-524

  Diaz Granados, Natalia ^a   McDermott, Sarah ^c   Wang, Feng ^c   Posada Villa, Jose ^d   Saavedra, Javier ^e,f   Rondon, Marta B ^f   DesMeules, Marie ^c   Dorado, Linda ^a   Torres, Yolanda ^g   Stewart, Donna E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^f UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^g UNIVERSIDAD CES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLOMBIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERU; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 79955674931     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.5.pss6205_0516     Document Type: Article

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