Development of scales to assess mental health literacy relating to recognition of and interventions for depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia/psychosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-69

  Reavley, Nicola J ^a   Morgan, Amy J ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; depression; mental health literacy; scale development; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VALIDITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84891301769     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867413491157     Document Type: Article

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