Changes in attitudes toward seeking mental health services: A 40-year cross-temporal meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-106

  Mackenzie, Corey S ^a   Erickson, Julie ^a   Deane, Frank P ^b   Wright, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross temporal meta analysis; Helpseeking attitudes; Mental health services; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

CROSS-TEMPORAL META-ANALYSIS; HELPSEEKING ATTITUDES; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STIGMA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84893172811     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.12.001     Document Type: Review

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