Mental health literacy towards depression among non-medical students at a Malaysian university

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-35

  Khan, Tahir M ^a,b   Sulaiman, Syed A ^b   Hassali, Mohamed A ^b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Depression; Knowledge; Perception; Personal experience; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 77955452962     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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