Factors influencing attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among South Asian students in Britain

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 613-623

  Soorkia, Rajiv ^a   Snelgar, Rosemary ^a   Swami, Viren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural mistrust; Cultural values; Ethnic identity; Help seeking attitudes; Mental health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960491355     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.494176     Document Type: Article

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