Community beliefs about causes and risks for mental disorders: A mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 606-622

  Kermode, Michelle ^a   Bowen, Kathryn ^b   Arole, Shoba ^c   Joag, Kaustubh ^d   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c Comprehensive Rural Health Project ^*  (India)

^d Ruby Hall Clinic ^*  (India)

Author keywords

depression; explanatory models; India; mental health literacy; psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958582966     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009345058     Document Type: Article

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