The influence of bush identity on attitudes to mental health in a queensland community

Rural Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-124

  McColl, Lisa ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bush; Bush culture; Bush identity; Isolation; Mental health; Mental health services; Self reliance; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009644914     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.17.2.107     Document Type: Article

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