Role of the gender-linked norm of toughness in the decision to engage in treatment for depression

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 740-746

  O'Loughlin, Ryan E ^a,b   Duberstein, Paul R ^a,b   Veazie, Peter J ^a,b   Bell, Robert A ^c,d   Rochlen, Aaron B ^e   Fernandez Y Garcia, Erik ^d   Kravitz, Richard L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Rochester Health Decision Making Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; INDEPENDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79959994747     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0740     Document Type: Article

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