Young people's recognition of mental disorders and beliefs about treatment and outcome: Findings from an Australian national survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 890-898

  Reavley, Nicola J ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; Mental health literacy survey; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 80053985544     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.614215     Document Type: Article

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