Australian bachelor of midwifery students' mental health literacy: An exploratory study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-20

  McCann, Terence V ^a   Clark, Eileen ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Clarks Clerks   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct entry; Mental health literacy; Midwifery students; Schizophrenia; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDWIFERY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950128379     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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