Portrayal of depression and other mental illnesses in australian nonfiction media

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-297

  Francis, Catherine ^a   Pirkis, Jane ^a   Blood, R Warwick ^b   Dunt, David ^a   Burgess, Philip ^c   Morley, Belinda ^a   Srewart, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

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EID: 18844386858     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20050     Document Type: Article

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