Public beliefs and attitudes towards depression in Italy: a national survey.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that attitudes towards depression may be influenced by country-specific social and cultural factors. A survey was carried out to collect beliefs on and attitudes toward depression in Italy, which has an established community-based mental health system. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Carmine Munizza, Piergiorgio Argentero, Alessandro Coppo, Giuseppe Tibaldi, Massimo Di Giannantonio, Rocco Luigi Picci, Paola Rucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3659050?pdf=render