"Tension" in South Asian women: Developing a measure of common mental disorder using participatory methods

Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-441

  Karasz, Alison ^a   Patel, Viraj ^b   Kabita, Mahbhooba ^c   Shimu, Parvin ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community health partnerships; Community based participatory research; Conceptual models of illness; Health beliefs; Health disparities; Illness representations; Mental health; Mood disorders; Process issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84891321023     PISSN: 15570541     EISSN: 1557055X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2013.0046     Document Type: Article

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