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Behavioral determinants of mental illness concerns: A comparison of community subcultures

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  1. Department of Psychology, Duke University, 27706, Durham, North Carolina

    John D. Coie, Philip R. Costanzo & Gary B. Cox

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This study was supported by a grant from NIMH (RO1-MH21724). The authors thank Hendey Buckley for her role in coordinating data collection on the project. Anne Adams, Brenda Bethea, Lela Moore, and Toni Ward were particularly helpful with data collection. Sheldon Korchin and Enrico Jones provided valuable comments on an earlier version of of this paper.

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Coie, J.D., Costanzo, P.R. & Cox, G.B. Behavioral determinants of mental illness concerns: A comparison of community subcultures. Am J Commun Psychol 8, 537–555 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00912591

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