Understanding help seeking for mental health in rural South Australia: Thematic analytical study

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-165

  Collins, Joanne E ^a   Winefield, Helen ^a   Ward, Lynn ^a   Turnbull, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychological mindedness; Rural health; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 71549148074     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY09019     Document Type: Article

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