‘I am not a depressed person’: How identity conflict affects help-seeking rates for major depressive disorder

‘I am not a depressed person’: How identity conflict affects help-seeking rates for major depressive disorder

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a significant treatment gap for patients with depression. A third of sufferers never seek help, and the vast majority of those who do only do so after considerable delay. Little is understood regarding poor help-seeking rate...

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Main Authors: Farmer Caroline, Farrand Paul, O’Mahen Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Help-seeking
Depression
Goals
Goal conflict
Identity
Identity conflict
Barriers to treatment
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/12/164

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