Seeking Help from the Internet during Adolescence

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1182-1189

  Gould, Madelyn S ^a   Munfakh, Jimmie Lou Harris ^b   Lubell, Keri ^c   Kleinman, Marjorie ^b   Parker, Sarah ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Div of Child and Adol Psychiatry

^c Ctr for Dis Ctrl and Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Help seeking; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036782144     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200210000-00007     Document Type: Article

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