Can hopelessness and adolescents' beliefs and attitudes about seeking help account for help negation?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1525-1539

  Wilson, Coralie J ^a   Deane, Frank P ^a,b   Ciarrochi, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b University of Wollongong ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Help negation; Help seeking; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HELP NEGATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 30544455062     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20206     Document Type: Article

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