Group differences in outpatient help-seeking for psychological distress: Results from a national prospective study of Icelanders

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-167

  Gudmundsdottir, Gudrun ^a   Vilhjalmsson, Runar ^b  

^a Public Health Institute   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Anger; anxiety; depression; group differences; help seeking; mental health services; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949314720     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809357357     Document Type: Article

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