Early access and help seeking: Practice implications and new initiatives

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 34-39

  Wilson, Coralie J ^a   Bushnell, John A ^a   Caputi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Early intervention (education); Health service accessibility

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FRIEND; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650872268     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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