Role of social networks in the help-seeking experiences among chinese suffering from severe mental illness in England: A qualitative study

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 486-503

  Yeung, Echo Yuet Wah ^a,b   Irvine, Fiona ^c   Ng, Siu Man ^b   Tsang, Sandra K M ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Help seeking; Mental illness; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877245325     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr199     Document Type: Article

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