A comparison of barriers to mental health support-seeking among farming and non-farming adults in rural South Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 347-353

  Hull, Melissa J ^a   Fennell, Kate M ^a,b,c,d   Vallury, Kari ^a   Jones, Martin ^a   Dollman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

barrier; farm; help seeking; mental health; rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FARMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 85020743740     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12352     Document Type: Article

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