Public attitudes toward depression and help-seeking in four European countries baseline survey prior to the OSPI-Europe intervention

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 320-329

  Coppens, Evelien ^a   Van Audenhove, Chantal ^a   Scheerder, Gert ^a   Arensman, Ella ^b   Coffey, Claire ^b   Costa, Susana ^c   Koburger, Nicole ^d   Gottlebe, Katrin ^d   Gusmão, Ricardo ^c   O'Connor, Rory ^e   Postuvan, Vita ^f   Sarchiapone, Marco ^g   Sisask, Merike ^h   Székely, András ⁱ   Van Der Feltz Cornelis, Christina ^j   Hegerl, Ulrich ^d  

^a KU Leuven University   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^h TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

ⁱ SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^j TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Depression; Help seeking; Mental health literacy; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION SIZE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STIGMA; TELECONSULTATION;

DEPRESSION; HELP-SEEKING; MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY; PUBLIC ATTITUDES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION GROUPS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882909728     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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