Healthy minds for country youth: Help-seeking for depression among rural adolescents

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 118-124

  Hernan, Andrea ^a   Philpot, Benjamin ^a   Edmonds, Anne ^b   Reddy, Prasuna ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Limestone Coast Division of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrier; Doctor; Mental health literacy; Other health professional; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STUDENTS;

EID: 77954867402     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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