Psychological help-seeking in homeless adolescents

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372-384

  Collins, Pádraig ^a   Barker, Chris ^b  

^a State Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Help seeking; Homeless; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; CHILD, ABANDONED; EMPATHY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649980306     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008094430     Document Type: Article

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