Seeking professional help for mental health problems, among New Zealand secondary school students

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-297

  Mariu, Kimberley R ^a   Merry, Sally N ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth M ^a   Watson, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adolescence; help seeking; mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84860374191     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104511404176     Document Type: Article

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