African american college students: Literacy of depression and help seeking

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-502

  Stansbury, Kim L ^a   Wimsatt, Maureen ^a   Simpson, Gaynell Marie ^b   Martin, Fayetta ^c   Nelson, Nancy ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051651128     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2011.0058     Document Type: Article

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