Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 449-456

  Wickstead, Robert ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

angina; anxiety; bi polar disorder; COPD; depression; diabetes; heart attack; Mental health literacy; OCPD; Physical health literacy; schizophrenia; simusitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINUSITIS; VIGNETTE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015246091     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2017.1294743     Document Type: Article

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