The stigma of mental health problems and other barriers to care in the UK Armed Forces

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Iversen, Amy C ^a   Van Staden, Lauren ^a   Hughes, Jamie Hacker ^a   Greenberg, Neil ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a   Rona, Roberto J ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a   Fear, Nicola T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERANS;

EID: 79751532554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-31     Document Type: Article

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