Actions taken by young people to deal with mental disorders: Findings from an Australian national survey of youth

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-342

  Reavley, Nicola J ^a   Yap, Marie B H ^a   Wright, Annemarie ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Help seeking; Mental disorders; Youth

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CANNABIS; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUPPORT GROUP; TELECONSULTATION; VIGNETTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055053220     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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