Public recognition of mental disorders and beliefs about treatment: Changes in Australia over 16 years

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 419-425

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; RURAL HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860573458     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.104208     Document Type: Article

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