Psychological health and well-being: Why and how should public health specialists measure it? part 1: Rationale and methods of the investigation, and review of psychiatric epidemiology

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-287

  Bartlett, Christopher J ^a   Coles, Edward C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

population health; positive health; psychiatric epidemiology; survey instruments

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; WELLBEING;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031671192     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024770     Document Type: Article

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