Gender and Attitudes about Mental Health Help Seeking: Results from National Data

Health and Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages e20-e28

  Wendt, Douglas ^a   Shafer, Kevin ^b  

^a Marriage and Family Therapy Program   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

help seeking; masculinity; men's health; mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962206402     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlv089     Document Type: Article

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