Mental illness stigma, help seeking, and public health programs

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 777-780

  Henderson, Claire ^a   Evans Lacko, Sara ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876879942     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301056     Document Type: Review

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