Measuring depression and anxiety in sub-saharan africa

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 223-232

  Sweetland, Annika C ^a   Belkin, Gary S ^b   Verdeli, Helena ^c  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surg Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; brief screening instruments; cross cultural; depression; sub Saharan Africa; validity

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT WORRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARDS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84895927839     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22142     Document Type: Article

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