Identifying Individual and Contextual Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services Among Korean American Immigrant Women

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Choi Wu ◽  
Frederick J. Kviz ◽  
Arlene Michaels Miller
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 740-764
Author(s):  
Anders Næss

This article explores why Somali immigrant women in Norway have a lower utilization rate of mental-health services compared to Somali men. Based on qualitative research, it argues that the maintenance of traditional gender ideals shapes barriers and opportunities for mental-health utilization. Discussing health beliefs and responses in relation to gender roles and integration, the study identifies different illness implications for Somali men and women. Whereas Somali women’s symbolic association with family accentuates perceived stigma, contributing to collective and individual concealments, higher utilization of mental-health services among Somali men is associated with social exposure. The findings suggest that research and outreach measures related to mental health require attention to immigrant women.


Crisis ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Mary Frances Seeley

1989 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1133-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Bickman ◽  
Paul R. Dokecki

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