Prevention and early intervention to improve mental health in higher education students: A review

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-142

  Reavley, Nicola ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Anxiety disorders; Depression; Higher education students; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PEER COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MARKETING; SUPPORT GROUP; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANXIETY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STUDENT;

AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANXIETY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STUDENTS;

EID: 77953176047     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00167.x     Document Type: Review

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