Schizophrenia literacy among Chinese in Shanghai, China: A comparison with Chinese-speaking Australians in Melbourne and Chinese in Hong Kong

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 524-531

  Wong, Daniel Fu Keung ^a   He, Xuesong ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Mental health literacy; Preference for professional help; Schizophrenia; Shanghai Chinese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CHINESE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 79959909189     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.585604     Document Type: Article

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