Attitudes toward mental health services and illness perceptions among adolescents with mood disorders

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-466

  Munson, Michelle R ^a   Floersch, Jerry E ^a   Townsend, Lisa ^b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Education and Research on Mental Health Therapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes toward mental health services; Illness perceptions; Mood disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 71349085521     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-009-0174-0     Document Type: Article

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