Mental health literacy of those with major depression and suicidal ideation: An impediment to help seeking

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 394-403

  Goldney, Robert D ^a   Fisher, Laura J ^a   Wilson, David H ^b   Cheok, Frida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MULTIVITAMIN; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; WORK;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036901205     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.32.4.394.22343     Document Type: Article

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