Asian Americans' lay beliefs about depression and professional help seeking

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-332

  Wong, Y Joel ^a   Tran, Kimberly K ^b   Kim, Seong Hyeon ^b   Van Horn Kerne, Valerie ^b   Calfa, Nicolina Ann ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Asian values; Depression; Enculturation; Lay beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249141590     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20653     Document Type: Article

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