The Importance of Perceived Need in Help Seeking for Japanese Women: A Preliminary Investigation of Sociocultural Contributions

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 572-577

  Saint Arnault, Denise ^a   Woo, Seoyoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85028312645     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.07.006     Document Type: Article

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