Changes in formal help seeking for psychological distress: The OsLof study

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-266

  Svensson, Elisabeth ^a   Nygård, Jan F ^b   Sørensen, Tom ^c   Sandanger, Inger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Help seeking; HSCL 25; Mental health; Psychological distress; Rural; Unmet need; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349564263     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480902880105     Document Type: Article

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