Mental health first aid and training for members of the public

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-151

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Kitchener, Betty A ^a   Kanowski, Leonard G ^a   Kelly, Claire M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

First aid; Health education; Mental disorders; Mental health literacy; Theoretical study

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846372027     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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