Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol · May 2005
Are self-referrers just the worried well?--A cross-sectional study of self-referrers to community psycho-educational Stress and Self-Confidence workshops.
Reluctance to seek formal help has been seen as a major problem in trying to reduce the prevalence of anxiety and depression. ⋯ Setting up a self-referral system can enable those with diagnosable psychiatric problems, who may otherwise be reluctant to seek help, to come forward. This may have significant public mental health implications.