Failure and delay in treatment-seeking across anxiety disorders

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 668-674

  Johnson, Emily M ^a   Coles, Meredith E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Mental health literacy; Service utilization; Treatment delay; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890788156     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9543-9     Document Type: Article

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