The psychological toll of slum living-an assessment of mental health, disability, and slum-related adversities in Mumbai, India

• Main Authors: Dr. Ramnath Subbaraman, MD (Author), Laura B Nolan, MSc (Author), Tejal Shitole, BSc (Author), Kiran Sawant, BA (Author), Shrutika Shitole, MA (Author), Kunal Sood, MSc (Author), Mahesh Nanarkar (Author), Jess Ghannam, PhD (Author), David E Bloom, PhD (Author), Anita Patil-Deshmukh, MD (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Elsevier, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Few studies have examined mental health in developing country slums. We ascertain the prevalence of common mental disorders in adults and identify slum-related stressors associated with risk of common mental disorders in a slum of 14 000 people in Mumbai, India. Methods: Participants wer...