What Are Depressed African American Adolescent Males Saying About Mental Health Services and Providers?

Social Work with African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Social Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lindsey, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African American males; Depression; Mental health; Teenage males

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957847765     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195314366.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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