What is the impact of mental health-related stigma on help-seeking? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-27

  Clement, S ^a   Schauman, O ^a   Graham, T ^a   Maggioni, F ^a   Evans Lacko, S ^a   Bezborodovs, N ^a   Morgan, C ^a   Rusch N ^b   Brown, J S L ^a   Thornicroft, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Access; barriers to care; discrimination; help seeking; service use; stigma

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOLDIER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84925404651     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714000129     Document Type: Review

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