The development of a multidimensional attitude toward mental health scale: Preliminary findings from two cohorts of younger and older adults

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 65-73

  Hayslip Jr , Bert ^a   Temple, Jeff R ^a   Currin, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bias; Mental health; Older adults; Questionnaire; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 34249009888     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v30n03_05     Document Type: Article

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