Descriptive profile of sex and psychiatric diagnosis among rural and peri-urban clinic attenders in South Africa

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作者
Pillay, AL
Sargent, C
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[1] Midlands Hosp, ZA-3200 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
[2] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Med, Durban, South Africa
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10.2466/PR0.92.2.595-598
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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Of 1,232 patients receiving psychiatric medication in outlying areas of South Africa more than half had diagnoses of schizophrenia. Significantly more men than women had substance-induced psychosis, while significantly more women had depressive and anxiety disorders.
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