Prevalence of depressive symptoms and related factors in Japanese employees as measured by the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES-D)

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-242

  Fushimi, Masahito ^a,b   Saito, Seiji ^b   Shimizu, Tetsuo ^b,c  

^a Akita Prefectural Mental Health and Welfare Center   (Japan)

^b Akita Occupational Health Promotion Center   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES D); Depressive symptoms; Japan; Mental health; Occupational health; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877927621     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9542-x     Document Type: Article

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