scholarly journals Preventing Suicide Among Working-Age Adults: The Correlates of Help-Seeking Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 004695801985097
Author(s):  
Jungyai Ko ◽  
Jodi Jacobson Frey ◽  
Donna Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Problem Recognition ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Help

We aimed to identify the correlates with not seeking help among working-age adults with suicidal ideation. By adapting the integrated model of suicide help-seeking, we examined help-seeking behavior in the following 3 stages: problem recognition, decision to seek help, and sources of help. We used a sample of working-age adults between 26 and 64 years old, who reported suicidal ideation in the past year (N = 1414). Data were drawn from the 2011 and 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, and multinomial logistic regression analyses were applied. Findings suggested that being male, being nonwhite, being employed full-time, having lower levels of general mental health needs, and not having health insurance were associated with not seeking help. Results also indicated how each factor was related in the help-seeking pathway. Strategies to help problem recognition can be effective in enhancing help-seeking behavior among men, racial/ethnic minorities, and those without serious clinical conditions. Help-seeking interventions for working-age adults with suicidal ideation should also consider that race/ethnic minorities and those with lower levels of functional impairment might rely on alternative sources of help, such as family, friends, and religious advisors.

scholarly journals Help-Seeking Behavior and Treatment Barriers in Anxiety Disorders: Results from a Representative German Community Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingmar Heinig ◽  
Hans-Ulrich Wittchen ◽  
Susanne Knappe
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Treatment Barriers ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Target Individual ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Receive Treatment

AbstractAlthough effective therapies exist, treatment rates of anxiety disorders (AD) are low, raising the question why affected individuals do not receive treatment. We provide data from the nationally representative German Health Interview and Examination Survey-2011 (DEGS1) on the help-seeking behavior and perceived treatment barriers of 650 subjects with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ (DSM-IV AD). Only 26% of all cases with AD in the community reported having had contact with mental health services because of their anxiety problems in their lifetime. 16% were currently receiving professional help, most frequently by psychotherapists (8%), psychiatrists (5%) and general practitioners (5%). 40% of all cases never even considered seeking help and 31% reported barriers to treatment, such as self-reliance (18%) or beliefs that treatments were ineffective (9%), unavailable (8%) or too stigmatizing (7%). Measures to increase treatment rates should thus target individual as well as public attitudes and health literacy to increase awareness of and access to evidence-based interventions.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN KEPERCAYAAN DENGAN PERILAKU MENCARI PERTOLONGAN PADA KELUARGA ORANG DENGAN GANGGUAN JIWA DI KOTA TERNATE

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sriyani Masita ◽  
Andi Buanasari ◽  
Wico Silolonga
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
The Other ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Help

Abstrack : Believe is the willingness of a party to trust the other party based on the expectation that the other party will take certain important actions to heal the family member. Help seeking behavior of individuals or groups who make a way to seek help, treatment in the community an be done by means of bringing individuals to helath services, help from sharmans or other alternatives The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of trust with behavior seeking help in families of people with mental disorders in Ternate City. the method of This research uses descriptive analytic research design. Sampling technique uses purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 124 respondents. Results Spearman correlation test obtained significant value trust with help seeking behavior 0,000. The conclusions of the results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between stigma and trust with behavior seeking help in people with mental disorders a families.Keywords: Mental disorders, trust, help seeking behaviorAbstrak : Kepercayaan adalah kesediaan suatu pihak untuk mempercayai pihak lain didasarkan pada harapan bahwa pihak lain tersebut akan melakukan tindakan tertentu yang penting untuk menyembuhkan anggota keluarganya. Perilaku mencari pertolongan adalah suatu perilaku individu atau kelompok yang melakukan suatu cara untuk mencari pertolongan. Pengobatan di masyarakat bisa dilakukan dengan cara membawa individu ke pelayanan kesehatan, pertolongan dukun atau alternatif lainya. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengidentifikasi hubungan antara kepercayaan dengan perilaku mencari pertolongan pada keluarga orang dengan gangguan jiwa di kota Ternate. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian deskriptif analitik. Teknik pengambilan Sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 124 responden. Hasil dengan menggunakan uji spearman korelasi didapatkan nilai signifikan kepercayaan dengan perilaku mencari pertolongan 0,000. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara kepercayaan dengan perilaku mencari pertolongan pada keluarga orang dengan gangguan jiwa.Kata kunci : Gangguan jiwa, kepercayaan, perilaku mencari pertolongan

scholarly journals Help-seeking behavior of individuals with schizophrenia in the general population of Hunan, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Ma ◽  
Qiongjuan Zheng ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Chunyu Liu ◽  
Xuefei Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seeking Help

Abstract Purpose : This study aims to know the seeking help behavior (including seeking help or not, first choice, influential factors and barriers in seeking help) of individuals with SZ in Hunan province of China. Methods : The participants are from a larger epidemiological study of severe mental disorders in Hunan province of China. Self-made questionnaires were used to collect relative information. Results : 1) Of the 367 participants, 68.9% (253/367) sought help; of those, 64.6% (n=163) pursued professional psychiatric services and 30.8% (n=78) pursued non-medical options (i.e., relatives, praying to Buddha) as the most common first choices. 2) The help-seeking behavior ratio (seeking help individuals/total sample size) is significantly lower in the illiterate group than in other education levels. Those with a family history of mental disorders tend to have a higher help-seeking behavior ratio. And the first choice of help is largely related to education level. 3) Frequent reasons behind not seeking help include fear of stigmatization (72.9%), poor mental health literacy (64.5%), concerns over cost (50.6%), and limited access to medical services (47.0%). Conclusion : About one third of the individuals do not seek help. Individuals with SZ tend to choose psychiatric hospital and relatives as their first choice. A family history of mental disorders and higher education levels are meaningfully associated with help-seeking behavior, and individuals with more education tend to seek for professional help first. The primary reasons for not seeking help include fear of stigmatization, lack of awareness about mental illness, concerns over cost, etc.

scholarly journals Help-Seeking Behavior of Individuals With Schizophrenia in the General Population of Hunan, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Ma ◽  
Qiongjuan Zheng ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Chunyu Liu ◽  
Xuefei Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seeking Help

Abstract Background This study aims to know the seeking help behavior (including seeking help or not, first choice, influential factors and barriers in seeking help) of individuals with SZ (Schizophrenia) in Hunan province of China. Methods The participants are from a larger epidemiological study of severe mental disorders in Hunan province of China. Self-made questionnaires were used to collect relative information. Results (1) Of the 367 participants, 68.9% (253/367) sought help; of those, 64.6% (n=163) pursued professional psychiatric services and 30.8% (n=78) pursued non-medical options (i.e., relatives, praying to Buddha) as the most common first choices. (2) The help-seeking behavior ratio (seeking help individuals/total sample size) is significantly lower in the illiterate group than in other education levels. Those with a family history of mental disorders tend to have a higher help-seeking behavior ratio. And the first choice of help is largely related to education level. (3) Frequent reasons behind not seeking help include fear of stigmatization (72.9%), poor mental health literacy (64.5%), concerns over cost (50.6%), and limited access to medical services (47.0%). Conclusions About one third of the individuals do not seek help. Individuals with SZ tend to choose psychiatric hospital and relatives as their first choice. A family history of mental disorders and higher education levels are meaningfully associated with help-seeking behavior, and individuals with more education tend to seek for professional help first. The primary reasons for not seeking help include fear of stigmatization, lack of awareness about mental illness, concerns over cost, etcTrial registration This study is approved by ‘the ethics committee of the Brain Hospital of Hunan Province’,the committee’s reference numberis ‘Z2019045’.

scholarly journals Help-seeking Behavior of Individuals with Schizophrenia in the General Population of Hunan, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawen Hu ◽  
Qiongjuan Zheng ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Chunyu Liu ◽  
Xuefei Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seeking Help

Abstract PurposeThis study aims to know the seeking help behavior of individuals with SZ (Schizophrenia) in Hunan province of China. MethodsThe participants are from a larger epidemiological study of severe mental disorders in Hunan province of China. Self-made questionnaires were used to collect relative information. Results1) Of the 367 participants, 68.9% (253/367) sought help; of those, 64.6% (n=163) pursued professional psychiatric services and 30.8% (n=78) pursued non-medical options (i.e., relatives, praying to Buddha) as the most common first choices. 2) The help-seeking behavior ratio is significantly lower in the illiterate group than in other education levels. Those with a family history of mental disorders tend to have a higher help-seeking behavior ratio. 3) Frequent reasons behind not seeking help include fear of stigmatization (72.9%), poor mental health literacy (64.5%), concerns over cost (50.6%), and limited access to medical services（47.0%）.ConclusionAbout one third of the individuals do not seek help. Individuals with SZ tend to choose psychiatric hospital and relatives as their first choice. A family history of mental disorders and higher education levels are meaningfully associated with help-seeking behavior, and individuals with more education tend to seek for professional help first. The primary reasons for not seeking help include fear of stigmatization, lack of awareness about mental illness, concerns over cost, etc.

scholarly journals Coping Strategies, Personality Type, and Help-seeking behavior for Mental Health Problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marleny Purnamasary Panis ◽  
Yeni Damayanti ◽  
Marselino K. P. Abdi Keraf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Type A ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Type A Personality

Individual dispositions and personal factors play a role in determining the strategy to cope with mental health problems. Individuals with type A personality often show greater effort to improve their condition when experiencing stress. The study used 75 participants all gained through convenience sample ages 18-35 years old most of whom were university students in Kupang. The study used the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ), Ways of Coping, and stress-prone type A personality test to investigate different coping strategies of individuals with type A personality when seeking help for mental health problems. Data analysis using Pearson's product-moment correlation shows significant findings to support hypotheses that coping strategies are related to certain help-seeking behavior in individuals with type A personality (p=<0.05; 2-tailed). The awareness of important roles of personality tendencies when seeking help for mental health problems will impact on matters related to stress-reduction efforts to achieve mental health and well-being.

scholarly journals Help-seeking behavior of individuals with schizophrenia in the general population of Hunan, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawen Hu ◽  
Qiongjuan Zheng ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Chunyu Liu ◽  
Xuefei Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seeking Help

AbstractThis study aims to know the seeking help behavior of individuals with SZ (Schizophrenia) in Hunan province of China. Individuals (age > 15) with schizophrenia were recruited in the study after a two-stage diagnosis procedure (including questionnaire screening and face-to-face SCID interview by psychiatrists) in Hunan province. A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate their help-seeking behavior. (1) Of the 367 participants, 68.9% (253/367) sought help; of those, 64.6% (n = 163) pursued professional psychiatric services and 30.8% (n = 78) pursued non-medical options (i.e., relatives, praying to Buddha) as the most common first choices. (2) Family history of mental disorders is significantly related to whether or not the individual with SZ seeks help, and the first choice of help is significantly related to education level. (P < 0.05). (3) Frequent reasons behind not seeking help include fear of stigmatization (72.9%), poor mental health literacy (64.5%), concerns over cost (50.6%), and limited access to medical services (47.0%). About one-third of the individuals do not seek help. Individuals with SZ tend to choose psychiatric hospitals and relatives as their first choice. Among the factors we investigated, family history of mental disorders is the most influential factor associated with help-seeking behavior. Individuals with more education tend to seek professional help first. The primary reasons for not seeking help include fear of stigmatization, lack of awareness about mental illness, concerns over cost, etc.

scholarly journals Help-Seeking Behavior of Individuals With Schizophrenia in the General Population of Hunan, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Ma ◽  
Qiongjuan Zheng ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Chunyu Liu ◽  
Xuefei Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seeking Help

Abstract Background This study aims to know the seeking help behavior (including seeking help or not, first choice, influential factors and barriers in seeking help) of individuals with SZ (Schizophrenia) in Hunan province of China. Methods The participants are from a larger epidemiological study of severe mental disorders in Hunan province of China. Self-made questionnaires were used to collect relative information. Results (1) Of the 367 participants, 68.9% (253/367) sought help; of those, 64.6% (n=163) pursued professional psychiatric services and 30.8% (n=78) pursued non-medical options (i.e., relatives, praying to Buddha) as the most common first choices. (2) The help-seeking behavior ratio (seeking help individuals/total sample size) is significantly lower in the illiterate group than in other education levels. Those with a family history of mental disorders tend to have a higher help-seeking behavior ratio. And the first choice of help is largely related to education level. (3) Frequent reasons behind not seeking help include fear of stigmatization (72.9%), poor mental health literacy (64.5%), concerns over cost (50.6%), and limited access to medical services (47.0%). Conclusions About one third of the individuals do not seek help. Individuals with SZ tend to choose psychiatric hospital and relatives as their first choice. A family history of mental disorders and higher education levels are meaningfully associated with help-seeking behavior, and individuals with more education tend to seek for professional help first. The primary reasons for not seeking help include fear of stigmatization, lack of awareness about mental illness, concerns over cost, etcTrial registration This study is approved by ‘the ethics committee of the Brain Hospital of Hunan Province’,the committee’s reference numberis ‘Z2019045’.

Challenges in ADHD care for ethnic minority children: A review of the current literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ortal Slobodin ◽  
Rafik Masalha
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Problem Recognition ◽  
Minority Children ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Ethnic Minority Children

While attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been extensively studied in the past decades, the role of social and cultural practices in its assessment, diagnosis, and treatment has been often overlooked. This selective review provides an overview of research that explores social and cultural influences on help-seeking behavior in ethnic minority children with ADHD. Studies were selected that address cultural diversity in three areas of ADHD help-seeking: problem recognition, access to mental health services, and treatment. Special attention was given to studies of treatment selection and adherence in minority groups. Findings suggested that cultural disparities in ADHD care among ethnic minority children occur in the early stages of problem recognition, through service selection, and in the quality of treatment. Ethnic minority children were less likely than their nonminority counterparts to be diagnosed with ADHD and its comorbid conditions and less likely to be prescribed and adhere to stimulant drug treatment. These differences reflect cultural diversity in norms and attitudes towards mental health issues (e.g., fear of social stigma) as well as limited access to qualified health care. Paradoxically, cultural, racial, and language bias may also lead to the overidentification of ethnic minority children as disabled and to higher ratings of ADHD symptoms. This review highlights the importance of sociocultural factors in understanding developmental psychopathology and help-seeking behavior. In addition, it further supports calls for increasing cultural competence in communications during clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in minority communities. Clinical, theoretical, and methodological considerations for future research are discussed.

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