Does a short-term intervention promote mental and general health among young adults? - An evaluation of counselling

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Winzer, Regina ^a   Brucefors, Agneta Bergsten ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION; SWEDEN; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COUNSELING; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38849098498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-319     Document Type: Article

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