Public knowledge and beliefs about depression among urban and rural Chinese in Malaysia

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-245

  Loo, Phik Wern ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Depression; Lay beliefs; Malaysia; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; STRESS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866180562     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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