Chapter 14. The National Comorbidity Survey

  1. Ming T. Tsuang3,4,
  2. Mauricio Tohen5,6
  1. Ronald C. Kessler1,
  2. Ellen Walters2

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch14

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Kessler, R. C. and Walters, E. (2003) The National Comorbidity Survey, in Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition (eds M. T. Tsuang and M. Tohen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234311.ch14

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 4

    Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  3. 5

    Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 6

    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02184, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 2

    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 23 AUG 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471409748

Online ISBN: 9780471234319

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Keywords:

  • National Comorbidity Survey (NCS);
  • baseline NCS;
  • background;
  • design;
  • results;
  • NCS-2 design;
  • NCS-2 rationale;
  • NCS-R design;
  • NCS-R rationale;
  • NCS-R adolescent survey;
  • WHO World Mental Health surveys;
  • overview

Summary

The authors present an overview of each of the phases in the evolution of the research program associated with the U. S. National Comorbidity Survey (NCS).

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