Seeking help for depression from family and friends: A qualitative analysis of perceived advantages and disadvantages

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Crisp, Dimity A ^a   Barney, Lisa ^a   Reid, Russell ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Defence ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CODING; COMPANIONSHIP SUPPORT; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT; INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 83455169265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-196     Document Type: Article

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