Why lower income mothers do not engage with the formal mental health care system: Perceived barriers to care

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 926-943

  Anderson, Carol M ^a   Robins, Cynthia S ^b   Greeno, Catherine G ^c   Cahalane, Helen ^c   Copeland, Valire Carr ^c   Andrews, R Marc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Family Services of Western Pennsylvania in Tarentum   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health services; Perceptual barriers to care; Treatment engagement

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; MOTHER; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PENNSYLVANIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33746811419     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306289224     Document Type: Article

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