Mental health first aid training by e-learning: A randomized controlled trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1072-1081

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Kitchener, Betty A ^a   Fischer, Julie Anne ^a   Cvetkovski, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

e learning; mental health first aid; mental health literacy; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MACHINE LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID; ONLINE MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STIGMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; TEACHING;

EID: 78449267113     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.516426     Document Type: Article

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