Depression literacy among patients and the public: A literature review

Primary Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-64

  Gabriel, Adel ^a   Violato, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; VIGNETTE;

EID: 75349102873     PISSN: 10826319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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