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Attitudes and Intentions to Seek Professional Psychological Help for Personal Problems or Suicidal Thinking

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Pages 45-59 | Published online: 15 Oct 2008

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Afroze N. Shaikh, Jordan B. Westcott, Sebastian Franck Love, Lauren Flynn, Catherine Y. Chang & Mary Chase Mize. (2023) Examining Help-Seeking Intentions Among Generation Z College Students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 0:0, pages 1-19.
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ClaraE. Hill, DorliB. Satterwhite, MariaL. Larrimore, AliyaR. Mann, VictoriaC. Johnson, RachelE. Simon, AlexandraC. Simpson & Sarah Knox. (2012) Attitudes about psychotherapy: A qualitative study of introductory psychology students who have never been in psychotherapy and the influence of attachment style. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 12:1, pages 13-24.
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Chris Brownson, David J. Drum, Shanna E. Smith & Adryon Burton Denmark. (2011) Differences in Suicidal Experiences of Male and Female Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 25:4, pages 277-294.
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Suk Kyung Nam, Hui Jung Chu, Mi Kyoung Lee, Ji Hee Lee, Nuri Kim & Sang Min Lee. (2010) A Meta-analysis of Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help. Journal of American College Health 59:2, pages 110-116.
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Aphroditi Zartaloudi & Michael G. Madianos. (2010) Mental Health Treatment Fearfulness and Help-Seeking. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 31:10, pages 662-669.
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Erik Bulten, Henk Nijman & Cees van der Staak. (2009) Psychological Predictors of Help Needs in Male Dutch Prisoners. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 8:2, pages 71-80.
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Stefanía Ægisdóttir & Lawrence H. Gerstein. (2009) Beliefs About Psychological Services (BAPS): development and psychometric properties. Counselling Psychology Quarterly 22:2, pages 197-219.
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JenniferM. Fende Guajardo & Timothy Anderson. (2007) An investigation of psychoeducational interventions about therapy. Psychotherapy Research 17:1, pages 120-127.
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C. S. Mackenzie, W. L. Gekoski & V. J. Knox. (2006) Age, gender, and the underutilization of mental health services: The influence of help-seeking attitudes. Aging & Mental Health 10:6, pages 574-582.
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Robert J. Manthei. (2006) Clients talk about their experience of seeking counselling. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 34:4, pages 519-538.
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Sarah Fortune & Hugh Clarkson. (2006) The role of child and adolescent mental health services in suicide prevention in New Zealand. Australasian Psychiatry 14:4, pages 369-373.
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Philip Skogstad, FrankP. Deane & John Spicer. (2005) Barriers to Helpseeking Among New Zealand Prison Inmates. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 42:2, pages 1-24.
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Debra Rickwood, Sarah Cavanagh, Leigh Curtis & Rebecca Sakrouge. (2004) Educating Young People about Mental Health and Mental Illness: Evaluating a School - Based Programme. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 6:4, pages 23-32.
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Robert J. Manthei. (2003) Who Uses Counseling Services in New Zealand?. International Journal of Mental Health 32:2, pages 49-62.
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Mei Wah Williams, Philip Skogstad & FrankP. Deane. (2001) Attitudes of Male Prisoners Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 34:2, pages 49-61.
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Coralie J. Wilson & Frank P. Deane. (2001) Adolescent Opinions About Reducing Help-Seeking Barriers and Increasing Appropriate Help Engagement. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation 12:4, pages 345-364.
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DinahF. Meyer. (2001) Help-Seeking for Eating Disorders in Female Adolescents. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 15:4, pages 23-36.
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Joseph V. Ciarrochi & Frank P. Deane. (2001) Emotional competence and willingness to seek help from professional and nonprofessional sources. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 29:2, pages 233-246.
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FrederickT. L. Leong & Peter Zachar. (1999) Gender and opinions about mental illness as predictors of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 27:1, pages 123-132.
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Terri D. Conley, Ali Ziegler & Amy C. Moors. (2012) Backlash From the Bedroom. Psychology of Women Quarterly 37:3, pages 392-407.
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Ke Fang, Alex L Pieterse, Myrna Friedlander & Junhong Cao. (2011) Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form in Mainland China. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 33:4, pages 309-321.
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Lee,Mee-Kyung, 이상민, 남숙경, 김아름 & 최성인. (2010) Development and Validation of Ambivalent Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling Scale. Korea Journal of Counseling 11:2, pages 465-483.
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Amiram Raviv, Alona Raviv, Idit Vago‐Gefen & Abby Schachter Fink. (2008) The personal service gap: Factors affecting adolescents' willingness to seek help. Journal of Adolescence 32:3, pages 483-499.
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Victoria E. Galbraith & Niall D. Galbraith. (2008) Should we be doing more to reduce stigma?. Counselling Psychology Review 23:4, pages 53-61.
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David L. Vogel, Nathaniel G. Wade & Ashley H. Hackler. (2008) Emotional Expression and the Decision to Seek Therapy: The Mediating Roles of the Anticipated Benefits and Risks. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 27:3, pages 254-278.
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David L. Vogel, Douglas A. Gentile & Scott A. Kaplan. (2008) The influence of television on willingness to seek therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology 64:3, pages 276-295.
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Sarah Fortune, Julia Sinclair & Keith Hawton. (2007) Adolescents’ views on preventing self-harm. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 43:2, pages 96-104.
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David L. Vogel, Stephen R. Wester & Lisa M. Larson. (2011) Avoidance of Counseling: Psychological Factors That Inhibit Seeking Help. Journal of Counseling & Development 85:4, pages 410-422.
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Joanne E. Taylor, Frank P. Deane & John Podd. (2006) Diagnostic Features, Symptom Severity, and Help-Seeking in a Media-Recruited Sample of Women with Driving Fear. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 29:2, pages 81-91.
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Dara Kerkorian, Mary McKay & William M. Bannon. (2006) Seeking help a second time: Parents'/caregivers' characterizations of previous experiences with mental health services for their children and perceptions of barriers to future use.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 76:2, pages 161-166.
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Michael S. Christopher, Gemma D. Skillman, Matthew W. Kirkhart & June B. D'Souza. (2011) The Effect of Normative and Behavioral Persuasion on Help Seeking in Thai and American College Students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 34:2, pages 80-93.
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Gregory T. Hatchett. (2016) Additional Validation of the Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale. Psychological Reports 98:1, pages 279-284.
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Robert J. Manthei. (2006) What Can Clients Tell Us about Seeking Counselling and Their Experience of It?. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 27:4, pages 541-555.
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Coralie J. Wilson, Frank P. Deane & Joseph Ciarrochi. (2005) Can hopelessness and adolescents' beliefs and attitudes about seeking help account for help negation?. Journal of Clinical Psychology 61:12, pages 1525-1539.
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Bruce S. Sharkin, Paula M. Plageman & Lisa P. Coulter. (2005) Help-Seeking and Non-Help-Seeking Students' Perceptions of Own and Peers' Mental Health Functioning. Journal of College Counseling 8:1, pages 65-73.
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Jeffrey H. Kahn & Mona N. Williams. (2011) The Impact of Prior Counseling on Predictors of College Counseling Center Use. Journal of College Counseling 6:2, pages 144-154.
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