'People look at you differently': Students' experience of mental health support within higher education

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-418

  Quinn, Neil ^a   Wilson, Alistair ^a   Macintyre, Gillian ^a   Tinklin, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Mental health; Stigma; Student

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349799456     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880903161385     Document Type: Article

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