Stigma of mental illness and help-seeking intention in university students

Psychiatrist

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 253-260

  Lally, John ^a   Conghaile, Aengus O' ^b   Quigley, Sara ^c   Bainbridge, Emma ^c   McDonald, Colm ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; STIGMA; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84881253093     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.112.041483     Document Type: Article

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