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Prevalence of depression among students at a Sri Lankan University: A study using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) during the COVID-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of mental health disorders is known to be high among university students globally. Currently there are only a few studies on depression among university students in Sri Lanka. The aim of this study was to screen for the prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and oth...
Autores principales: | Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi, Essén, Birgitta, Surenthirakumaran, Rajendra, Axemo, Pia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10026232/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36941588 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15427-y |
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