Seeking help for mental health problems outside the conventional health care system: Results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD)

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 586-597

  Sevilla Dedieu, Christine ^a   Kovess Masféty, Viviane ^b,c   Haro, Josep Maria ^d   Fernández, Anna ^d,e   Vilagut, Gemma ^f   Alonso, Jordi ^f,g   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^h   Bernert, Sebastian ^h   Demyttenaere, Koen ⁱ   Bruffaerts, Ronny ⁱ   Brugha, Traolach S ^j   De Girolamo, Giovanni ^k   Polidori, Gabriella ^l   De Graaf, Ron ^m   Ormel, Johan ⁿ   Lépine, Jean Pierre ^o   Gasquet, Isabelle ^p   Katz, Steven J ^q   Kessler, Ronald C ^r  

^a MGEN Foundation for Public Health   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^d Unit Sant Joan de Déu Serveis de Salut Mental   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^g CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^k Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

^l ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^m NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^o HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^p HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^q UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^r HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Mental problems; Nonconventional professionals; Use of services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; RELIGION;

EID: 77956915174     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500907     Document Type: Article

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