The internet as a mental health advisor in Germany - Results of a national survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Eichenberg, Christiane ^a   Wolters, Carolin ^b   Brähler, Elmar ^c  

^a SIGMUND FREUD UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDIA ASSISTED PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PEER COUNSELING; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84892702933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079206     Document Type: Article

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