Depression stigma, race, and treatment seeking behavior and attitudes

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-368

  Brown, Charlotte ^a   Conner, Kyaien O ^a   Copeland, Valire Carr ^b   Grote, Nancy ^c   Beach, Scott ^b   Battista, Deena ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 77955647232     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20368     Document Type: Article

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