Pathways to psychiatric care of patients from rural regions: A general-hospital-based study

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 280-289

  Li, Xuemei ^a   Zhang, Weijun ^b   Lin, Yan ^b   Zhang, Xiulan ^b   Qu, Zhiyong ^b   Wang, Xiaohua ^b   Zhang, Yurong ^b   Xu, Huiwen ^b   Zhao, Shuliang ^b   Li, Yafang ^b   Tian, Donghua ^b  

^a The Chinese People's Liberation Army   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Help seeking pathway; mental health professional; psychiatric care; rural region

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84885864434     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764013485364     Document Type: Article

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