Perceived need for mental health care, findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 645-656

  Meadows, Graham ^a   Burgess, P ^b   Fossey, E ^b   Harvey, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 0034086794     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179900207X     Document Type: Article

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