Failure to seek health care among the mentally ill

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-62

  Hahm, Hyeouk C ^a,b,c   Segal, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center for Self Help Research   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 13844314287     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.75.1.54     Document Type: Article

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