How does being female assist help-seeking for mental health problems?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-29

  Judd, Fiona ^a   Komiti, Angela ^a   Jackson, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Help seeking; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; VICTORIA;

EID: 36849060663     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701732681     Document Type: Article

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