Perceived Social Support and the Voluntary, Mixed, or Pressured Use of Mental Health Services

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-19

  Thoits, Peggy A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

labeling; mental health services; services utilization; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993661320     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869310392793     Document Type: Article

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