Factors associated with accessing professional help for psychological distress in midlife Australian women

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-195

  Outram, Sue ^a,b   Murphy, Barbara ^a   Cockburn, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Psychological distress; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE;

EID: 22144459140     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230410001669336     Document Type: Article

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