Experiences of families who help young rural men with emergent mental health problems in a rural community in New South Wales, Australia

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-177

  Wilson, Rhonda Lynne ^a   Cruickshank, Mary ^b   Lea, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Early identification; Emergent mental health problems; Young rural men

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; RURAL POPULATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84871225004     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.42.2.167     Document Type: Article

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