General self-efficacy and its relationship to self-reported mental illness and barriers to care: A general population study

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 721-728

  Andersson, Lena M C ^a   Moore, Chrystal Dea ^b   Hensing, Gunnel ^a   Krantz, Gunilla ^a   Staland Nyman, Carin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to care; General self efficacy; Mental illness; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMBRYOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904470841     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9722-y     Document Type: Article

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