The effects of a school-based educational intervention on preadolescents' knowledge of and attitudes towards mental illness

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 5-17

  Ventieri, Daniella ^a   Clarke, David M ^b   Hay, Margaret ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Mental illness (attitudes towards); School based intervention; Social distance; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906094288     PISSN: 1754730X     EISSN: 20498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1754730X.2011.9715632     Document Type: Article

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