Prevalence of depression among households in three capital cities of Pakistan: need to revise the mental health policy.

BACKGROUND: Pakistan, among the other developing countries, has a higher prevalence rate of depression because of the current social adversities. There is, thus, a great need for systematic studies on prevalence of depression. The current study aims at exploring the prevalence of depression among ho...

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Main Authors: Amin A Muhammad Gadit, Gerry Mugford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1790700?pdf=render