Sub-threshold mental health syndromes: Finding an alternative to the medication of unhappiness

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-77

  Mathieson, Fiona ^a   Collings, Sunny ^a   Dowell, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Mental health; Primary health care; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77952563505     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc09074     Document Type: Article

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