Does stigma predict a belief in dealing with depression alone?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-417

  Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Crisp, Dimity A ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^b   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Self help; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BELIEF; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960330466     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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