Help-Seeking Attitudes, Mental Health Stigma, and Self-Concealment Among African American College Students

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 773-786

  Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Anderson, Page L ^a   Edmonds, Joshua ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help; mental health stigma; self concealment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866290584     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934712445806     Document Type: Article

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