Cross-cultural attitudes to help-seeking among individuals who are suicidal: New perspective for policy-makers

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-10

  Pitman, Alexandra ^a   Osborn, David P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SUICIDE;

EID: 79960077540     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.087817     Document Type: Review

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