The impact of beyondblue: The national depression initiative on the Australian public's recognition of depression and beliefs about treatments

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 248-254

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community education; Depression; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 18044389896     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01561.x     Document Type: Article

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