Discrepancies between parent- and adolescent-perceived problem severity and influences on help seeking from mental health services

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 553-560

  Wahlin, Tim ^a   Deane, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent help seeking; parent influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84867679970     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412441929     Document Type: Article

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