Stigma Predicts Treatment Preferences and Care Engagement Among Veterans Affairs Primary Care Patients with Depression.

Duncan G CampbellLaura M BonnerCory R BolkanAndrew B LantoKara ZivinThomas J WaltzRuth KlapLisa V RubensteinEdmund F Chaney

Published in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (2017)

High stigma is associated with lower preferences for care from mental health specialists and confers risk for minimal depression treatment engagement.

Keyphrases

mental health
primary care
healthcare
palliative care
mental illness
depressive symptoms
social media
hiv aids
social support
quality improvement
pain management
sleep quality
decision making
hiv infected
replacement therapy
chronic pain