Mental health among college students: Do those who need services know about and use them?

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-182

  Yorgason, Jeremy B ^a   Linville, Deanna ^b   Zitzman, Bryan ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c Mental Health Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Gender; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 58149277227     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.2.173-182     Document Type: Article

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