Depression and aggression in never-married men in China: A growing problem

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1087-1093

  Zhou, Xudong ^a   Yan, Zheng ^b   Therese, Hesketh ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; China; Depression; Never married men; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEN; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE PERSON; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84879793786     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0638-y     Document Type: Article

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