Prevalence of mental disorders in a prison population in Durban, South Africa

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Naidoo, S ^a   Mkize, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Prevalence; Prison population; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; MANDRAX;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEURO PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; MORBIDITY; NEGRO; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84857847601     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v15i1.4     Document Type: Article

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