Sex differences in the disability associated with mental disorders

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-335

  Scott, Kate M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; disability; functioning; mental disorders; sex

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79958741399     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3283477ad5     Document Type: Article

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