Perceived stigma and barriers to mental health care in Marines attending the combat operational stress control program

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1143-1148

  Momen, Nausheen ^a   Strychacz, Chris P ^a   Viirre, Erik ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867519722     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00286     Document Type: Article

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