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Philip J. Leaf
Researcher at Yale University
Publications - 40
Citations - 6138
Philip J. Leaf is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Depression (differential diagnoses). The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 40 publications receiving 6069 citations. Previous affiliations of Philip J. Leaf include Boston University & NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.
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Six-Month Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Three Communities: 1980 to 1982
Jerome K. Myers,Myrna M. Weissman,Gary L. Tischler,Charles E. Holzer,Philip J. Leaf,Helen Orvaschel,James C. Anthony,Jeff Boyd,Jack D. Burke,Morton Kramer,Roger K. Stoltzman +10 more
TL;DR: Six-month prevalence rates for selected DSM-III psychiatric disorders are reported based on community surveys in New Haven, Conn, Baltimore, and St Louis based on data gathered on more than 9,000 adults using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule.
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Utilization of health and mental health services. Three Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites.
Sam Shapiro,Elizabeth A. Skinner,Larry G. Kessler,Michael Von Korff,Pearl S. German,Gary L. Tischler,Philip J. Leaf,Lee Benham,Linda B. Cottler,Darrel A. Regier +9 more
TL;DR: In seeking mental health services, men were more likely to turn to the specialty sector than to the generalist; women used both sectors about equally; the aged infrequently received care from mental health specialists.
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Affective disorders in five United States communities.
Myrna M. Weissman,Philip J. Leaf,Gary L. Tischler,Dan G. Blazer,Marvin Karno,Martha L. Bruce,Louis P. Florio +6 more
TL;DR: Results on the age/sex specific prevalence of DSM-III affective disorders from the NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (ECA), a probability sample of over 18,000 adults from five United States communities, are presented.
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Contact with health professionals for the treatment of psychiatric and emotional problems.
Philip J. Leaf,Martha M. Livingston,Gary L. Tischler,Myrna M. Weissman,Charles E. Holzer,Jerome K. Myers +5 more
TL;DR: Sex, age, race, education, marital status, usual source of medical care, and attitudes toward mental health services were found to exert independent effects on the likelihood of contact with a health professional after controlling for clinical status.
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The epidemiology of depression ☆ ☆☆: An update on sex differences in rates
TL;DR: The 6-month prevalence rates based on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) interview and the DSM-III found that major depression was more frequent in women than men (2.4:1) and the sex ratios for bipolar disorder were about equal.