Depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their comorbidity: Implications of adversity amongst young women living in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa

Depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their comorbidity: Implications of adversity amongst young women living in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa

Background: Informal settlements have high rates of poor mental health, yet little research has looked at PTSD-depression co-occurrence in these settings. We investigated the prevalence of depression, PTSD, and comorbid PTSD-depression amongst a non-clinical sample of 18–30 year old women, in inform...

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Main Authors: Jane Ndungu, Leane Ramsoomar, Samantha Willan, Laura Washington, Magnolia Ngcobo-Sithole, Andrew Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
Subjects:
Comorbid PTSD-depression
Informal settlements
South Africa
Women
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915320300226

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