Have broad-based community and professional education programs influenced mental health literacy and treatment seeking of those with major depression and suicidal ideation?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-142

  Goldney, Robert D ^a,b   Fisher, Laura J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; SUICIDE;

EID: 43549115483     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.129     Document Type: Article

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