Effects of a classroom-based educational resource on adolescent mental health literacy: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1143-1151

  Perry, Yael ^a   Petrie, Katherine ^a   Buckley, Hannah ^a   Cavanagh, Lindy ^b   Clarke, Deborah ^b   Winslade, Matthew ^b   Hadzi Pavlovic, Dusan ^a   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depression; Education; Mental health literacy; Promotion; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH LITERACY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84931429505     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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