Prevalence of probable mental disorders and help-seeking behaviors among veteran and non-veteran community college students
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Stigma and help seeking for mental health among college students.
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عنوان ژورنال: General Hospital Psychiatry
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0163-8343
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.09.007