Men, Masculinity, and the Contexts of Help Seeking

American Psychologist

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-14

  Addis, Michael E ^a   Mahalik, James R ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0037265893     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.58.1.5     Document Type: Review

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