Explaining non-help-seeking amongst young adults with mental distress: A dynamic interpretive model of illness behaviour

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 983-1002

  Biddle, Lucy ^a   Donovan, Jenny ^a   Sharp, Debbie ^a   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Illness behaviour; Mental distress; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 37349103943     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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