Help-seeking for emotional problems in major depression: Findings of the 2006 Estonian health survey

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 427-432

  Kleinberg, Anne ^a   Aluoja, Anu ^a   Vasar, Veiko ^a  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Emotional problems; Help seeking; Major depression; Treatment gap; Use of services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881121977     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9499-9     Document Type: Article

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