Personality and psychopathology of university students

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-52

  Tosevski, Dusica L ^a   Milovancevic, Milica P ^a   Gajic, Saveta D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Personality; Psychopathology; University students

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 74349128502     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328333d625     Document Type: Review

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