Differences in community mental health literacy in older and younger Australians

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-40

  Fisher, Laura J ^a,b   Goldney, Robert D ^a,b  

^a Adelaide Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health literacy; Population; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CODEINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; PARACETAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLERGY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; RECOGNITION; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037243225     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.769     Document Type: Article

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