Mental health literacy and the anxiety disorders
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Mental health literacy and the anxiety disorders
Context: This study set out to investigate the mental health literacy (MHL) about eight anxiety disorders (ADs), using vignette methodology. Methods: In all 317 British Adult participants completed a questionnaire with vignettes describing eight anxiety disorders including OCD, PTSD, Agoraphobia, Specific Phobias, Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder, GAD and Panic Disorder. Recognition, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1949-4998,1949-5005
DOI: 10.4236/health.2013.53a071