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J Epidemiol Community Health 2006;60:426
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Young adults’ reluctance to seek help and use medications for mental distress

  1. Lucy Biddle1,
  2. David Gunnell1,
  3. Jenny Donovan1,
  4. Debbie Sharp2
  1. 1Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  2. 2Division of Primary Care, University of Bristol
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr L Biddle
 Department Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK; Lucy.Biddle{at}bristol.ac.uk

    Epidemiological data suggest young adults are a group least likely to seek help when suffering from mental disorder.1 This is of public health concern in the context of high rates of suicide and deliberate self harm among this age group.2 In a recent cross sectional …

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