Effects of information on college students' perceptions of antidepressant medication

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-40

  Frankenberger, Kristi A ^a,b   Frankenberger, William R ^a,b,c   Peden, Blaine F ^a,c   Hunt, Heather L ^a,b   Raschick, Christopher M ^a,b   Steller, Emily G ^a,b   Peterson, Jaclyn A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b Human Development Center   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; College students; Depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3242724909     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.53.1.35-40     Document Type: Article

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