Mental health education: An evaluation of a classroom based strategy to modify help seeking for mental health problems

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-438

  Sharp, William ^a   Hargrove, David S ^a   Johnson, Laura ^b   Deal, William R ^c  

^a Clinical Psychology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746606113     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2006.0051     Document Type: Article

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