Help-seeking and access to mental health care in a university student population

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 594-601

  Eisenberg, Daniel ^a   Golberstein, Ezra ^a   Gollust, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Access,barriers; College students; Help seeking; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34250725045     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31803bb4c1     Document Type: Article

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