Australian youth still have limited awareness of headspace: Results from a national survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-34

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Headspace; help seeking; mental health literacy; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELECONSULTATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; RECOGNITION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84861435704     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867411427808     Document Type: Review

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