Structure of beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions for depression and schizophrenia: Results from a national survey of the Australian public

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 877-883

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew ^b   Christensen, Helen ^b   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Depression; Mental health literacy; Schizophrenia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 27944482249     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0991-x     Document Type: Article

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