“Down in the Sewers”: Perceptions of Depression and Depression Care Among African American Men

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 126-137

  Hudson, Darrell L ^a   Eaton, Jake ^a   Banks, Andrae ^a   Sewell, Whitney ^a   Neighbors, Harold ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; health care utilization; health inequality disparity; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MASCULINITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; UNEMPLOYMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037723257     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988316654864     Document Type: Article

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