Young people's mental health first aid intentions and beliefs prospectively predict their actions: Findings from an Australian National Survey of Youth

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 196, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 315-319

  Yap, Marie Bee Hui ^a   Jorm, Anthony Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Early intervention; Population surveys; Psychopathology; Public mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FIRST AID; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VIGNETTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861455254     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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