Men's reactions to mental health labels, forms of help-seeking, and sources of help-seeking advice

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-443

  Berger, Joshua L ^a   Addis, Michael E ^a   Green, Jonathan D ^a   Mackowiak, Christopher ^a,b   Goldberg, Victoria ^a,c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence to masculine nor; Help seeking; Medication; Men; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887510626     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030175     Document Type: Article

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