Linkages between mental health need and help-seeking behavior among adolescents: Moderating role of ethnicity and cultural values

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 682-693

  Guo, Sisi ^a   Nguyen, Hannah ^a   Weiss, Bahr ^b   Ngo, Victoria K ^c   Lau, Anna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cultural values; Ethnic minority; Family obligation; Help seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84938819985     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000094     Document Type: Article

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