Mental health first aid training for the Chinese community in Melbourne, Australia: Effects on knowledge about and attitudes toward people with mental illness

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lam, Angus Y K ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^b   Wong, Daniel F K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; CHINESE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID; NORMAL HUMAN; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRAINING; VIGNETTE;

EID: 77954317793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-4-18     Document Type: Article

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