A synopsis of the mental health concerns of university students: Results of a text-based online survey from one Australian university

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 846-860

  Wynaden, Dianne ^a   Wichmann, Helen ^a   Murray, Sean ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

higher education; mental health problems; mental illness; psychological stress; student support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880956880     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2013.777032     Document Type: Article

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