What to do about depression? Self-help recommendations of the public

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 343-349

  Holzinger, Anita ^a   Matschinger, Herbert ^b   Angermeyer, Matthias ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Centre for Public Mental Health   (Austria)

Author keywords

major depressive disorder; public beliefs; self help

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862575516     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010397262     Document Type: Article

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