The effects of need for autonomy and preference for seeking help from informal sources on emerging adults' intentions to access mental health services for common mental disorders and suicidal thoughts

Advances in Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Wilson, Coralie J ^a   Rickwood, Debra J ^b   Bushnell, John A ^a   Caputi, Peter ^a   Thomas, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Barriers; Beliefs; Help seeking; Intentions; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862862373     PISSN: 18387357     EISSN: 18374905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jamh.2011.10.1.29     Document Type: Article

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