Knowledge and attitudes about mental illness: A survey of middle school students

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 649-654

  Wahl, Otto ^a   Susin, Janet ^b   Lax, Amy ^b   Kaplan, Lorraine ^b   Zatina, Dayna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863598246     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100358     Document Type: Article

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