Positive relationships between public awareness activity and recognition of the impacts of depression in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-58

  Highet, Nicole J ^a   Luscombe, Georgina M ^b   Davenport, Tracey A ^b   Burns, Jane M ^a   Hickie, Ian B ^b  

^a Beyondblue: Natl Depres Initiative   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beyondblue; Campaigns; Depression literacy; Media; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; READING; SAMPLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33644769239     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01742.x     Document Type: Article

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