Help-seeking for mental health problems among Chinese: The application and extension of the theory of planned behavior

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 675-684

  Mo, Phoenix K H ^a   Mak, Winnie W S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Help seeking; Hong Kong; Mental health; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68349119264     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0484-0     Document Type: Article

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