Association of somatoform disorders with anxiety and depression in women in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-76

  Shidhaye, Rahul ^a   Mendenhall, Emily ^b   Sumathipala, Kethakie ^c   Sumathipala, Athula ^d,e   Patel, Vikram ^a,f,g  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute for Research and Development   (Sri Lanka)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g Sangath Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROMYALGIA; GROUPS BY SEX; HUMAN; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANXIETY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84873639389     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2012.748651     Document Type: Review

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