Mental health first aid for eating disorders: Pilot evaluation of a training program for the public

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hart, Laura M ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Paxton, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BULIMIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; TRAINING; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84864422681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-98     Document Type: Article

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