Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-12

  Williams, Brian ^a   Pow, Janette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Health promotion; Mental health; Schools; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 33846912496     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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