Psychological distress among university female students and their need for mental health services

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 672-678

  Bernhardsdottir J ^a   Vilhjalmsson R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Health service needs; Psychological stress; Students

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE NEEDS; HUMAN; ICELAND; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICE NEEDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; STUDENTS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ICELAND; MASS SCREENING; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84882738034     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12002     Document Type: Article

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