Seeking psychological help: A comparison of individual and group treatment

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-36

  Shechtman, Zipora ^a,b   Vogel, David ^a,b   Maman, Neta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Group therapy; Help seeking; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; INTENTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049128172     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300903307648     Document Type: Article

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