Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of mood and/or anxiety disorders

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 137-148

  Cheung, Ricky ^a   O’Donnell, Siobhan ^a   Madi, Nawaf ^b   Goldner, Elliot M ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Delayed diagnosis; Health status; Health surveys; Mood disorders; Population surveillance; Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020127175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2368738X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.37.5.02     Document Type: Article

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