The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS): A new scale-based measure of mental health literacy

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 511-516

  O'Connor, Matt ^a   Casey, Leanne ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Barriers to treatment; Help seeking; Psychometric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

COLESTYRAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939464352     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.064     Document Type: Article

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