Changes in public attitudes to depression during the defeat depression campaign

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue DEC., 1998, Pages 519-522

  Paykel, E S ^a,d   Hart, D ^b   Priest, R G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERVIEW; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031791552     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.6.519     Document Type: Article

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