Depressive symptom manifestation and help-seeking among Chinese college students in Taiwan

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-206

  Chang, Hsaiowen ^a,b  

^a NANHUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Student Counseling Center   (Taiwan)

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EID: 34247578107     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590600878665     Document Type: Article

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