Military mental health first aid: Development and preliminary efficacy of a community training for improving knowledge, attitudes, and helping behaviors

Military Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2017, Pages e1576-e1583

  Mohatt, Nathaniel Vincent ^a,b   Boeckmann, Robert ^c   Winkel, Nicola ^a,d   Mohatt, Dennis F ^a   Shore, Jay ^b  

^a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d Arizona Coalition for Military Families   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOLDIER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 85008957456     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00033     Document Type: Article

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