Individual factors and perceived community characteristics in relation to mental health and mental well-being
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Individual factors and perceived community characteristics in relation to mental health and mental well-being.
BACKGROUND It has been argued that though correlated with mental health, mental well-being is a distinct entity. Despite the wealth of literature on mental health, less is known about mental well-being. Mental health is something experienced by individuals, whereas mental well-being can be assessed at the population level. Accordingly it is important to differentiate the individual and populati...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2590-8