E-mental health care among young adults and help-seeking Behaviors: A transversal study in a community sample

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Younes, Nadia ^a,b   Chollet, Aude ^c,d   Menard, Estelle ^c,d   Melchior, Maria ^c,d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^c INSTITUT PIERRE LOUIS D EPIDÉMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health care disparities; Internet; Mental health services; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930363923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4254     Document Type: Review

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