Lived experiences in help-seeking from the perspective of a mother with a dual diagnosis

Mothers with a co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse (dual diagnosis) use numerous different services. Help-seeking and engagement are complex processes which have not yet been sufficiently conceptualized. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to explore these experiences from d...

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Main Authors: Minna A. Sorsa, Päivi Åstedt-Kurki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-08-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/download/20316/29738