Mental health promotion in public health: Perspectives and strategies from positive psychology

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Kobau, Rosemarie ^a   Seligman, Martin E P ^b   Peterson, Christopher ^c   Diener, Ed ^a   Zack, Matthew M ^d   Chapman, Daniel ^a   Thompson, William ^a  

^a Arthritis Epilepsy and Quality of Life Branch ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79960452051     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300083     Document Type: Review

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