The impact of gender and age on referrals to psychological counseling

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 132-136

  Kendall Lott, J ^a   Alcorn, Jill S ^b   Ness, M Ernest ^b   Greer, Richard M ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0344199897     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.46.1.132     Document Type: Article

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