Depression literacy in Alberta: Findings from a general population sample

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 442-449

  Wang, Jianli ^a,e   Adair, Carol ^a   Fick, Gordon ^a   Lai, Daniel ^a   Evans, Beth ^b   Perry, Brenda Waye ^c   Jorm, Anthony ^d   Addington, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Education and Promotion   (Canada)

^c Alberta Research Council   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; General population; Mental health literacy; Stigma; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; READING;

EID: 34547562305     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370705200706     Document Type: Article

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