Attitudes Toward Help-Seeking and Duration of Untreated Mental Disorders in a Sectorized Athens Area of Greece

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 583-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Madianos ◽  
Aphroditi Zartaloudi ◽  
George Alevizopoulos ◽  
Theofanis Katostaras
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Athens Area ◽  
Of Greece

Mental health literacy among Arab university students in Israel: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110361
Author(s):  
Anwar Khatib ◽  
Fareeda Abo-Rass
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Arab Population ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Arab Students

Background: There has been a noticeable increase in the number of studies concerned with mental health literacy (MHL), specifically among students. Still, very few studies have examined MHL among students of non-Western minority groups. Aims: This study examined MHL among Arab students in Israel based on Jorm’s conceptual framework. Methods: Twenty-eight Arab students in Israel took part in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Most were single and Muslim, in their second year of studies, and most reported low socioeconomic status. The data were analyzed thematically, guided by the Jorm’s six MHL dimensions. Results: Different levels of literacy were found in the various MHL dimensions. The participants identified severe mental disorders more easily than mood disorders; reported a variety of possible causes of mental disorders; were well aware of available professional help (apart for rehabilitative services); identified significant barriers to mental health help seeking, as Arabs; and reported the internet as a major source of information about mental health problems and their treatment Conclusions: The participants’ MHL appeared to be associated with their unique sociocultural characteristics. This study stresses the need to raise MHL among Arab students in Israel, and in particular to promote positive attitudes to seeking professional help. It also highlights the need to develop culturally adapted mental health interventions for the Arab population in Israel.

Stigma and its impact on help-seeking for mental disorders: what do we know?

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Schomerus ◽  
Matthias C. Angermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Promising Target ◽  
Individual Discrimination ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Seeking Help

SummaryAims – Many people suffering from serious mental illness do not seek appropriate medical help. The stigma of mental illness has often been considered a potential cause for reluctance in seeking help. We review recent evidence on this topic. Methods – Narrative review of the recent literature on stigma and helpseeking for psychiatric disorders. Results – There is proof of a particular stigma attached to seeking help for a mental problem. Anticipated individual discrimination and discrimination qua self-stigmatisation are associated with a reduced readiness to seek professional help for mental disorders. Intervention studies show that destigmatisation may lead to increased readiness to seek professional help, but other aspects like knowledge about mental diseases seem to be at least as important. The belief that seeking help for a mental health problem is actually helpful has been shown to be at the core of help-seeking intentions and thus offers a promising target for information programmes. Population based time-trend studies show that public attitudes towards help-seeking have improved over the last decade. Discussion – The relationship between help-seeking intentions and actual help-seeking needs further exploration. While many studies have been able to relate attitudes to intentions, predicting actual help-seeking has proved more difficult.Declaration of Interest: None.

Attitudes towards depression, psychiatric medication and help-seeking intentions amid financial crisis: Findings from Athens area

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Economou ◽  
Joanna Despina Bergiannaki ◽  
Lily Evangelia Peppou ◽  
Ismini Karayanni ◽  
George Skalkotos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychiatric Medication ◽  
Athens Area

scholarly journals Post-deployment screening for mental disorders and help-seeking in the UK military

The Lancet ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 390 (10094) ◽  
pp. 553-554
Author(s):  
Lyndsay S Baines ◽  
Lee Mitchell ◽  
Kevin Long ◽  
Caroline Abbot ◽  
Nicky Clarke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
The Uk

Treatment gap in common mental disorders: the Singapore perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Chong ◽  
E. Abdin ◽  
C. Sherbourne ◽  
J. Vaingankar ◽  
D. Heng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Treatment Gaps ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Aims.The problem of wide treatment gaps in mental disorders is endemic world wide. The study aims to establish the treatment gap of common mental disorders in Singapore.Methods.A national sample of 6616 persons aged 18 years and above was surveyed with the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview in which for each diagnostic module, respondents were asked a series of questions regarding treatment contact.Results.Treatment gap varied considerably between disorders; alcohol abuse had the largest treatment gap (96.2%), followed by obsessive compulsive disorder (89.8%) and alcohol dependence (88.3%). The disorder for which people were most likely to seek help was major depressive disorder. Women with dysthmia were more likely than men to seek help but this help seeking behavior was reversed among those with alcohol abuse and dependence. Age of onset was significantly associated with treatment contact with those who had an earlier age of onset less likely to have treatment contact than those with late age of onset for all disorders except obsessive compulsive disorder.Conclusions.Our findings suggest that treatment gaps are wide even in an economically developed country like Singapore and other than sociodemographic factors, cultural influences might play an important role in help seeking behavior.

scholarly journals Prevalence and sociodemographic associations of common mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of the general population of Greece

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petros Skapinakis ◽  
Stefanos Bellos ◽  
Sotirios Koupidis ◽  
Ilias Grammatikopoulos ◽  
Pavlos N Theodorakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Of Greece

scholarly journals Help-seeking and receipt of treatment among UK service personnel

2010 ◽  
Vol 197 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy C. Iversen ◽  
Lauren van Staden ◽  
Jamie Hacker Hughes ◽  
Tess Browne ◽  
Neil Greenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Military Health ◽  
The Uk

BackgroundFor armed forces personnel, data on help-seeking behaviour and receipt of treatment for mental disorders are important for both research and policy.AimsTo examine mental healthcare service use and receipt of treatment in a sample of the UK military.MethodParticipants were drawn from an existing UK military health cohort. The sample was stratified by reserve status and by participation in the main war-fighting period of the Iraq War. Participants completed a telephone-based structured diagnostic interview comprising the Patient Health Questionnaire and Primary Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Screen (PC–PTSD), and a series of questions about service utilisation and treatment receipt.ResultsOnly 23% of those with common mental disorders and still serving in the military were receiving any form of medical professional help. Non-medical sources of help such as chaplains were more widely used. Among regular personnel in receipt of professional help, most were seen in primary care (79%) and the most common treatment was medication or counselling/psychotherapy. Few regular personnel were receiving cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT). These findings are comparable with those reported for the general population.ConclusionsIn the UK armed forces, the majority of those with mental disorders are not currently seeking medical help for their symptoms. Further work to understand barriers to care is important and timely given that this is a group at risk of occupational psychiatric injury.

scholarly journals Help-seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in Bahir Dar town, North-West Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habte Belete ◽  
Tesfa Mekonen ◽  
Wubalem Fekadu ◽  
Getasew Legas ◽  
Asmamaw Getnet
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Bahir Dar ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Substance Users ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Problematic Substance ◽  
History Of

AbstractBackgroundMental, neurological and substance use disorders are common, but 76% to 85% of people with those disorders in low and middle-income countries did not receive treatment.ObjectiveOur objective was to assess the level of help seeking behavior and associated factors among residents with problematic substance uses (alcohol, khat, tobacco and hashish).MethodsCommunity based cross sectional study was conducted in Bahir Dar town among total of 548 participants with problematic substance users. We had interviewed for help seeking behavior by pre-tested modified General Help Seeking Questionnaire. Logistic regression was done and p-value < 0.05 was used for declaration of significant level. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) have been used.ResultsAmong five hundred and forty-eight participants with problematic substance users, only one hundred and sixty-eight (30.7%) sought help for their substance related problems. Participants’ age above 35 years [AOR = .47 95% CI (.25, .90)], positively screened for common mental disorders [AOR = 4.12, 95% CI (2.7, 6.3)], comorbid medical [AOR = 3.0, 95% CI (1.7, 5.3)], and grand-families’ history of substance user [AOR = 2.18, 95% CI (1.4, 3.4)] found significantly associated with help seeking.ConclusionThere was low proportion of help seeking behavior among participants with problematic substance users. Advanced age was a barrier to seek help while medical illnesses, common mental disorders and history of substance use in grand families were found to enforce to seek help.

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