Frequency of and barriers to utilization of mental health services in an Iranian population

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 438-446

  Ghanizadeh, A ^a   Arkan, N ^b   Mohammadi, M R ^c   Ghanizadeh Zarchi, M A ^d   Ahmadi, J ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TRUST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FACULTY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRUST; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 45849104656     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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