Examining predictors of help giving toward people with a mental illness: Results from a national survey of Australian adults

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Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rossetto, Alyssia ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Reavley, Nicola J ^a  

^a Kerman Centre for Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Helping behaviors; Helping intentions; Mental health first aid; Mental health literacy; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907284589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21582440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2158244014537502     Document Type: Article

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