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Mental Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kutcher, S., Wei, Y., & Coniglio, C.
- Affiliations
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Kutcher, Stan
- Venue
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-03
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 154-158
- ISSN
- 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
- 1497-0015
- PMC
- PMC4813415
- OpenAlex
- W2333387201
- Cited by
- 918
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 143 · 2025: 152 · 2024: 151 · 2023: 119 · 2022: 107 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 82 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 6
- FWCI
- 39.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Health Canada
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Keywords
- mental health literacy, mental illness, public understanding of mental health
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Mental Health, Health Literacy
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