Help-seeking behaviors of Chinese patients with schizophrenia admitted to a psychiatric hospital

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-107

  Tang, Yi Lang ^a,c   Sevigny, Robert ^b   Mao, Pei Xian ^a   Jiang, Feng ^a   Cai, Zhuoji ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese race; Folk healing methods; Help seeking; Schizophrenia; Stigma; Utilization of psychiatric services

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; CHINESE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEAR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MENTAL PATIENT;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33846407558     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-006-0084-9     Document Type: Article

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