Mental health literacy in higher education students

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-52

  Reavley, Nicola J ^a   McCann, Terence V ^b   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Help seeking; Mental health literacy; Stigma; Tertiary student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TELECONSULTATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856327563     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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