Gender differences in mental disorders and suicidality in Europe: Results from a large cross-sectional population-based study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 245-254

  Boyd, Anders ^a,b   Van De Velde, Sarah ^a,c,d   Vilagut, Gemma ^e   De Graaf, Ron ^f   O'Neill, Siobhan ^g   Florescu, Silvia ^h   Alonso, Jordi ^e,i   Kovess Masfety, Vivane ^a  

^a EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

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

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^e INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Romania)

ⁱ UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Europe; Externalizing disorders; Gender differences; Internalizing disorders; Prevalence; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DSM-IV; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84912105275     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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