Depressive symptoms among Jordanian youth: Results of a national survey

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-140

  Ismayilova, Leyla ^a   Hmoud, Olimat ^b   Alkhasawneh, Esra ^c,d   Shaw, Stacey ^e   El Bassel, Nabila ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^e Columbia University School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arab adolescents; Depression; Jordan; Middle East; Youth mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JORDAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872609429     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9529-7     Document Type: Review

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