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A review of 156 local projects funded under Australia’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy: Overview and lessons learned 对澳大利亚国家预防自杀战略资助的156个地方项目的审查:概述和经验教训

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2006-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.5.3.247

Alan Headey, J. Pirkis, Bronwen Merner, A. VandenHeuvel, P. Mitchell, J. Robinson, J. Parham, P. Burgess

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引用次数: 28

Issues faced by carers of people with a mental illness from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: Carers’ and practitioners’ perceptions 来自不同文化和语言背景的精神疾病患者的照护者所面临的问题:照护者和从业者的看法

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2006-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.5.2.132

R. Rooney, B. Wright, Krissa O’Neil

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引用次数: 18

Prevalence of and factors associated with midlife women taking medicines for psychological distress 中年妇女服用药物治疗心理困扰的患病率及相关因素

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2006-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.5.3.262

S. Outram, B. Murphy, J. Cockburn

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引用次数: 4

Social functioning and quality of life of people with schizophrenia in the northern region of Malaysia 马来西亚北部地区精神分裂症患者的社会功能和生活质量

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.3.200

A. Mubarak

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引用次数: 32

Mental illness recovery and place 精神疾病的康复和安置

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.2.89

J. Chesters, M. Fletcher, Rebecca L. Jones

引用次数: 27

The employment of people with mental illness 雇用有精神疾病的人

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.2.129

G. Waghorn, C. Lloyd

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引用次数: 149

Improving job tenure for people with psychiatric disabilities through ongoing employment support 通过持续的就业支持，改善精神障碍者的工作任期

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.1.37

J. Shankar

引用次数: 24

Bridging the spirituality gap 弥合精神上的鸿沟

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.1.9

D. Webb

引用次数: 6

A Healthy Start: Mental health promotion in early childhood settings 健康的开端:在幼儿环境中促进心理健康

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.2.98

Phillip M Farrell, Trisha Travers

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引用次数: 22

Responding to disruptive behaviour in schools: Collaboration and capacity building for early intervention 对学校破坏性行为的回应:早期干预的合作和能力建设

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.4.3.183

V. Cowling, J. Costin, Rosie Davidson-Tuck, J. Esler, A. Chapman, J. Niessen

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引用次数: 10