Psychiatric morbidity in an urban slum of Mumbai: Cross sectional study

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 478-482

  Gawde, Nilesh ^a,b   Nasirabadi, Minhaj ^a,c   Shah, Nilesh ^a   Nagaonkar, Shashikant ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mental Health; Prevalence; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN SLUM;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84888880173     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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