Associations between stigma and help-seeking intentions and beliefs: Findings from an Australian national survey of young people

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1154-1160

  Yap, Marie Bee Hui ^a,b   Reavley, Nicola J ^a,b   Jorm, Anthony Francis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Depression; Psychosis; Stigmatizing attitudes; Treatment; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAZARD; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TELEPHONE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888300602     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.08.029     Document Type: Article

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