Mental Health First Aid in Rural Communities: Appropriateness and Outcomes

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 82-91

  Talbot, Jean A ^a   Ziller, Erika C ^a   Szlosek, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

health promotion; mental health; Mental Health First Aid; rural; stigma

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONSULTATION; FIRST AID; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STIGMA; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; STANDARDS; TEACHING; TRENDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 84958063754     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12173     Document Type: Article

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