Factors Influencing on Mental Health Help-seeking Behavior Among Korean Women: A Path Analysis

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 120-126

  Saint Arnault, Denise M ^a   Gang, Moonhee ^b   Woo, Seoyoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85033367354     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.10.003     Document Type: Article

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