Original Article Mental health literacy among Internet users
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Method: We invited the registered users of Ireland’s most popular community website (http://www.boards. ie) to participate in an online survey. Two standardized vignettes depicting depression and psychosis were presented, and respondents were asked about what they thought the conditions were and who might be best placed to help the person. Participants were asked a series of knowledge-based questions about psychosis.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008