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Engagement with and Adherence to Digital Health Interventions, Law of Attrition (552) Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1089) Users' and Patients' Needs for Mental Health Services (460) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (560)

Published on in Vol 22, No 10 (2020): October

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18514, first published .
Help-Seeking Behaviors of Transition-Aged Youth for Mental Health Concerns: Qualitative Study

Help-Seeking Behaviors of Transition-Aged Youth for Mental Health Concerns: Qualitative Study

Help-Seeking Behaviors of Transition-Aged Youth for Mental Health Concerns: Qualitative Study

Authors of this article:

Chelsea Stunden1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Julie Zasada2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicole VanHeerwaarden2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Elisa Hollenberg2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexxa Abi-Jaoudé2 Author Orcid Image ;   Gloria Chaim5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Kristin Cleverley5, 6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Joanna Henderson5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrew Johnson2 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrea Levinson6, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Brian Lo2, 4, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Janine Robb8 Author Orcid Image ;   Jenny Shi2 Author Orcid Image ;   Aristotle Voineskos6, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   David Wiljer2, 4, 6, 11 Author Orcid Image
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