Depression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wagenaar, Bradley H ^a   Hagaman, Ashley K ^a   Kaiser, Bonnie N ^a,b   McLean, Kristen E ^a   Kohrt, Brandon A ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866272707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-149     Document Type: Article

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