Mental health literacy about depression and schizophrenia among adolescents in Sweden

European Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 404-411

  Melas, P A ^a,b   Tartani, E ^a   Forsner, T ^a   Edhborg, M ^a   Forsell, Y ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Europe; Mental illness; Recognition; Scandinavia; Stigma; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIGMA; SWEDEN; VIGNETTE;

EUROPE; MENTAL ILLNESS; RECOGNITION; SCANDINAVIA; STIGMA; TEENAGERS;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; SWEDEN;

EID: 84883559933     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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