Mental health first aid is an effective public health intervention for improving knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour: A meta-analysis

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 467-475

  Hadlaczky, Gergö ^a   Hökby, Sebastian ^a   Mkrtchian, Anahit ^a   Carli, Vladimir ^a   Wasserman, Danuta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FIRST AID; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE;

EID: 84924162000     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2014.924910     Document Type: Article

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