Prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors in urban hospital outpatients in South Africa
Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among outpatients in an urban hospital in South Africa. Method. A sample of 1 532 consecutively selected patients (56.4% men and 43.6% women) from various hospital outpatient departments w...
Main Authors: | Karl Peltzer, Supa Pengpid, Linda Skaal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2012-02-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/304 |
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