Individuals with currently untreated mental illness: causal beliefs and readiness to seek help
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2045-7960,2045-7979
DOI: 10.1017/s2045796017000828