Stigma-related barriers and facilitators to help seeking for mental health issues in the armed forces: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1880-1892

  Coleman, S J ^a   Stevelink, S A M ^a   Hatch, S L ^a   Denny, J A ^b   Greenberg, N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related stigma; help seeking behaviour; mental health; military personnel; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOLDIER;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 85015154687     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291717000356     Document Type: Article

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