Asking for help is helpful: Validation of a brief lifestyle and mood assessment tool in primary health care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-244

  Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^a   Coupe, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Life style; Mass screening; Mental health; Primary health care; Risk reduction behavior; Sensitivity and specificity; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING AND HELP ASSESSMENT TOOL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 67649583294     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.962     Document Type: Article

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