Help-seeking for mental health problems of children: Preferences and attitudes in the United Arab Emirates

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 663-667

  Eapen, Valsamma ^a   Ghubash, Rafia ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 2942683449     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.2.663-667     Document Type: Article

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