Open AccessPsychological symptoms in women in a primary care setting in Tamil Nadu
Author(s) -
Edwina Lawson,
Tom Craig,
Dinesh Bhugra
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.43060
Subject(s) - tamil , primary care , medicine , family medicine , traditional medicine , psychology , psychiatry , art , literature
Common mental disorders, especially depression, are likely to increase as a result of globalization and industrialization and it is likely that the resultant burden of care will increase proportionately. Women have a higher prevalence of depression and also carry the burden of caring for the affected individuals.