The Role of Physical Health Functioning, Mental Health, and Sociodemographic Factors in Determining the Intensity of Mental Health Care Use Among Primary Care Medical Patients

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-252

  Nour, Brenda M Lindsay ^a   Elhai, Jon D ^b   Ford, Julian D ^c   Frueh, B Christopher ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral model of health care use; functional impairment; health disparities; mental health service use; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149112220     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017375     Document Type: Article

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