Mental health care use in later life: Results from a national survey of Canadians

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-164

  Cairney, John ^a,b,c   Corna, Laurie M ^d   Streiner, David L ^d,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andersen model; Mental health service use; Older adults; Population health; World mental health Composite international diagnostic interview

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION;

EID: 77950449923     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500307     Document Type: Article

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