The development and psychometric assessment of an instrument to measure attitudes towards depression and its treatments in patients suffering from non-psychotic depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-249

  Gabriel, Adel ^a   Violato, Claudio ^b  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Depression; Professional help; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; STIGMA; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953704457     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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