Community knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs towards depression in the state of Penang, Malaysia

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-92

  Khan, Tahir M ^a   Sulaiman, Syed A Syed ^a   Hassali, Mohamed A ^a   Anwar, Mudassir ^b   Wasif, G ^a   Khan, Amer H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Depression Attitudes; Knowledge; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952313984     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-009-9262-z     Document Type: Article

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