Mental health, mental illness, and psychological distress: Same continuum or distinct phenomena?

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-227

  Payton, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650663744     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650905000207     Document Type: Article

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