University students' views on the perceived benefits and drawbacks of seeking help for mental health problems on the internet: A qualitative study

JMIR Human Factors

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Chan, Jade K Y ^a   Farrer, Louise M ^b,c   Gulliver, Amelia ^b   Bennett, Kylie ^b   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Young and Well CRC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Mental health; Online; Qualitative; Students; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046863045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22929495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/humanfactors.4765     Document Type: Article

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