Are there gender differences in service use for mental disorders across countries in the european union? Results from the EU-world mental health survey

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 649-656

  Kovess Masfety, Vivane ^a   Boyd, Anders ^a,b   van de Velde, Sarah ^a,c   de Graaf, Ron ^d   Vilagut, Gemma ^e   Haro, Josep Maria ^f   Florescu, Silvia ^g   O'Neill, Siobhan ^h   Weinberg, Lauren ^a   Alonso, Jordi ^a  

^a EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE LOUIS D EPIDÉMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Romania)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EUROPE;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901943807     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202962     Document Type: Article

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