Challenges to estimating the true global burden of mental disorders

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 402-403

  Whiteford, Harvey A ^a,b,c   Ferrari, Alize J ^a,b,c   Vos, Theo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUICIDE; DRUG DEPENDENCE;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84966671647     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30026-8     Document Type: Letter

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