Identifying barriers to mental health help-seeking among young adults in the UK:a cross-sectional survey

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 651, 2016, Pages e686-e692

  Salaheddin, Keziban ^a   Mason, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Help seeking behaviour; Mental health; Primary health care; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990190584     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X687313     Document Type: Article

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