Depression literacy: Rates and relation to perceived need and mental health service utilization in a rural American sample

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Deen, T L ^a   Bridges, A J ^b  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression literacy; Mental health utilization; Perceived need; Rural; Rural mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ARKANSAS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858314017     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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