The nationwide epidemiological study of mental disorders in korea

C K Lee, Young Sook Kwak, Ho Sung Rhee, Young‐Mee Kim, Jin‐Hee Han, Jongkwan Choi, Ye-Rin Lee

Journal of Korean Medical Science · 1987 · 48 citations · 0 references

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The lifetime prevalences of DSM-III mental disorders using Korean version of DIS-III are presented. They were studied in 5,100 adults (aged 18 to 65) in household selected by two stage cluster sampling. Comparisons were made between regions, sex and age groups. International comparison with Epidemiologic Catchment Area program was also made.