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The aim of this study was to investigate whetherAsian immigrants in Australia differed fromAnglo-Australians in terms of attitudes towards mentalillness, and knowledge of mental health services. Aquestionnaire was administered to 140 university students,including 63 Anglo-Australian students, 47 Asianstudents, and 30 students from European backgrounds. Theresults showed that there was a significant ethnic difference in terms of attitudes towards mentalillness, and knowledge of mental health services.Furthermore, Asians who spoke a language other thanEnglish at home knew less about services for acutemental illness.
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Fan, C. A Comparison of Attitudes Towards Mental Illness and Knowledge of Mental Health Services Between Australian and Asian Students. Community Ment Health J 35, 47–56 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018795925455
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