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Enablers to seeking professional help for psychological distressa study on Chinese primary care attenders

Sun, K Sing; Lam, T Pong; Lam, K Fai; Lo, T Lam; Chao, D Vai Kiong; Lam, E Wing Wo

Psychiatry Research 264: 9-14

2018

ISSN/ISBN: 0165-1781
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.056
Accession: 065099254
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This study investigated enablers to seeking professional help for psychological distress among Chinese primary care attenders in Hong Kong. Nine focus groups and six individual interviews were conducted among adult patients with/without known distress, significant others of the distressed, and the general public. The identified potential enablers were further investigated in a questionnaire survey with data from 1626 patients.

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