Symptoms, comorbidity, and clinical course of depression in immigrants: Putting psychopathology in context

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 795-799

  Saraga, Michael ^a   Gholam Rezaee, Mehdi ^a   Preisig, Martin ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adversity; Depression; Migration; Psychopathology; Transcultural psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADVERSITY; DEPRESSION; MIGRATION; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885480194     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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