Self-reported contacts for mental health problems by rural residents: Predicted service needs, facilitators and barriers

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Handley, Tonelle E ^a,b   Kay Lambkin, Frances J ^a,b   Inder, Kerry J ^a,c   Lewin, Terry J ^a   Attia, John R ^c,d   Fuller, Jeffrey ^e   Perkins, David ^a   Coleman, Clare ^a   Weaver, Natasha ^c,d   Kelly, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Mental health; Rural; Service utilisation; Treatment barriers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL DISEASE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84908124487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0249-0     Document Type: Article

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