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Authors: Kutcher, S., Wei, Y., & Coniglio, C.
Affiliations: Dalhousie University (CA)
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (CA)
Corresponding author: Kutcher, Stan
ORCID: Kutcher, Stan
Wei, Yifeng
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
DOI: 10.1177/0706743715616609
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
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
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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