Nusrat Husain|Imran Chaudhry|Maryam Afridi|Barbara Tomenson|Francis Creed
Life stress and depression in a tribal area of Pakistan
University of Manchester|National Health Service|Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust|National Health Service|University of Manchester|University of Manchester
depression common pakistan research subject reported north west frontier province nwfp host numerous afghan refugeesto measure depressive symptoms associated features populationbased samplea pushto translation self reporting questionnaire srq administered 471 adults living village one federally administered tribal areas respondents also assessed life events checklist social problems social support questionnaire brief disability questionnairesixty per cent 95158 women 45 140313 men scored 9 srq high srq score associated years education higher social problem score less social support greater disability high social problem score strongest correlatethis population reports depressive symptoms communities pakistan probably reflects high degree social stress experienced nwfp affected years turmoilin neighbouring afghanistan