The Role of Gender and Income in Predicting Barriers to Mental Health Care in Canada

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 621-627

  Slaunwhite, Amanda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gender; Income; Mental health services; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931568168     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9814-8     Document Type: Article

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