Psychological distress in Ghana: Associations with employment and lost productivity

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Canavan, Maureen E ^a   Sipsma, Heather L ^a   Adhvaryu, Achyuta ^a   Ofori Atta, Angela ^b   Jack, Helen ^a   Udry, Christopher ^a   Osei Akoto, Isaac ^c   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Employment; Low income countries; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84874619692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-7-9     Document Type: Article

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