Where would young people seek help for mental disorders and what stops them? Findings from an Australian national survey

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 255-261

  Yap, Marie Bee Hui ^a,b   Reavley, Nicola ^a,b   Jorm, Anthony Francis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Barriers; Depression; Treatment; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875371442     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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