Recognition of mental disorders and beliefs about treatment and outcome: Findings from an Australian National Survey of Mental Health Literacy and Stigma

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 947-956

  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

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MULTIVITAMIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLERGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL WORKER; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VIGNETTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 80555131967     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.621060     Document Type: Article

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