The Singapore Mental Health Study: An overview of the methodology

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-157

  Subramaniam, Mythily ^a   Vaingankar, Janhavi ^a   Heng, Derrick ^b   Kwok, Kian Woon ^c   Lim, Yee Wei ^d   Yap, Mabel ^b   Chong, Siow Ann ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite International Diagnostic Interview; Epidemiology; Mental disorder; Research design; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861946451     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1351     Document Type: Article

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