Psychological distress in Ghana: associations with employment and lost productivity
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Psychological distress in Ghana: associations with employment and lost productivity
OBJECTIVES Mental health disorders account for 13% of the global burden of disease, a burden that low-income countries are generally ill-equipped to handle. Research evaluating the association between mental health and employment in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, is limited. We address this gap by examining the association between employment and psychological distress...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mental Health Systems
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1752-4458
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-7-9