General practitioners' help-seeking intentions for mental health problems

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 66-71

  Davies, Fiona ^a   Deane, Frank P ^a   Dalley, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Illawarra Division of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Help seeking; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 33845639558     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY06047     Document Type: Article

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