Gendered Manifestations of Depression and Help Seeking Among Men

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 41-51

  Call, Jarrod B ^a   Shafer, Kevin ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; gender; help seeking; masculinity; men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; DEPRESSION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037736147     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988315623993     Document Type: Article

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