What to do about depression? Help-seeking and treatment recommendations of the public

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-169

  Holzinger, A ^a   Matschinger, H ^b   Angermeyer, M C ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Center for Public Mental Health   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Major depressive disorder; population survey; public beliefs; treatment.

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960947169     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000266     Document Type: Article

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