A cross-cultural study of attitudes towards seeking psychological help

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 289-290

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Andrew, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030207608     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.1.289     Document Type: Article

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