Depression and help-seeking in a western sample of 'highly acculturated' Chinese and controls

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 94, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 239-242

  Parker, Gordon ^a   Chan, Bibiana ^a   Tully, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Help seeking; Highly acculturated Chinese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIZATION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 33746227782     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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