Beliefs about outcomes for mental disorders: A comparative study of primary health practitioners and psychiatrists in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 542-547

  Kua, J H K ^a   Parker, G ^b   Lee, C ^a   Jorm, A F ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Mental health literacy; Outcome; Primary health practitioners; Psychiatrists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034329161     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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