An illness perception model of primary care patients' help seeking for depression

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1495-1507

  Elwy, A Rani ^a   Yeh, James ^b   Worcester, Jason ^c   Eisen, Susan V ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; health care, primary; health seeking; illness and disease, experiences; interviews, semistructured; qualitative analysis; research, qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053326462     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311413781     Document Type: Review

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