A study investigating mental health literacy in Pakistan

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-181

  Suhail, Kausar ^a  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Culture; Depression; Health; Pakistan; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAGIC; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 20444437295     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500085307     Document Type: Article

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