Prevalence, psychosocial correlates and service utilization of depressive and anxiety disorders in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS)

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1379-1388

  Lam, Linda Chiu Wa ^a   Wong, Corine Sau Man ^b   Wang, Min Jung ^a   Chan, Wai Chi ^b   Chen, Eric Yu Hai ^b   Ng, Roger Man Kin ^c   Hung, Se Fong ^d   Cheung, Eric Fuk Chi ^e   Sham, Pak Chung ^b   Chiu, Helen Fung Kum ^a   Lam, Ming ^e   Chang, Wing Chung ^b   Lee, Edwin Ho Ming ^b   Chiang, Tin Po ^e   Lau, Joseph Tak Fai ^a   van Os, Jim ^f   Lewis, Glyn ^g   Bebbington, Paul ^g  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health service utilization; Mental disorders; Mental health; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942549537     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1014-5     Document Type: Article

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