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The Extent and Nature of Depressive Phenomena in Primary Health Care

A Study in Calcutta, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Biswajit Sen  and
Paul Williams
Biswajit Sen*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Paul Williams
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
*
P92, Block A, Bangor Avenue, Calcutta 700055, India
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The extent and factor structure of depressive phenomena were investigated in three primary health care clinics in the city of Calcutta. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire and the Screening for Depression Questionnaire were used as the first-stage instruments, and the Clinical Interview Schedule and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression as the second-stage instruments. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 486 - 493
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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