Rural-urban differences in stigma against depression and agreement with health professionals about treatment

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 145-150

  Jones, Arden R ^a   Cook, Trevor M ^a   Wang, Jianli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; Literacy; Rural; Stigma; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; STIGMA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROUPS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052495196     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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