The effectiveness of school mental health literacy programs to address knowledge, attitudes and help seeking among youth

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-121

  Wei, Yifeng ^a   Hayden, Jill A ^a   Kutcher, Stan ^a   Zygmunt, Austin ^a   McGrath, Patrick ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes towards mental illness; Help seeking behaviours; Program effectiveness; School mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAM; SELF CONCEPT; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84877075315     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12010     Document Type: Review

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