Annotated Bibliography Of Psychiatric Epidemiology

A number of the world's experts in psychiatric epidemiology were asked by the World Health Organization to complie a list of the outstanding publications in the field. That lis formed the basis of this bibliography, atlhough it has been updated and expanded, and author and subject indexed added. There are over 200 entries with summaries and comment, in what comprises an overview of what is known of the subject today.

Summary: Approximately 600 selected entries to journal articles, books, and government publications. References are in English and foreign languages, and were published between 1977 and Aug. 1985. Journal articles are annotated; books, government documents, foreign references, and recent articles are arranged in separate lists. Name, subject, and journals cited indexes

1839 entries to journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertation abstracts, and reports that appeared between 1965-1980. Intended for mental health administrators in a variety of settings. Arranged under broad topics, e.g., Managementinformation. Each entry includes bibliographical information and an annotation. Author index.

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