scholarly journals Health service use by same-sex attracted Australian women for alcohol and mental health issues: a cross-sectional study

BJGP Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. bjgpopen18X101565
Author(s):  
Ruth McNair ◽  
Amy Pennay ◽  
Tonda L Hughes ◽  
Scarlet Love ◽  
Jodie Valpied ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Alcohol Treatment ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Same Sex

BackgroundSame-sex attracted women (SSAW) have higher rates of alcohol and mental health problems than heterosexual women, but utilisation of and satisfaction with treatment is limited.AimThis study investigated the influences on health service use for alcohol and mental health problems among SSAW.Design & settingThe Gelberg-Andersen behavioural model of health service utilisation was used to generate outcome variables.MethodA convenience sample of 521 community-connected Australian SSAW completed an online survey. Health service use according to sexual identity was compared using χ2 analysis. Binary logistic regression examined associations between the independent variables with treatment utilisation.ResultsReports of alcohol treatment were very low. Only 41.1% of participants with service need had utilised mental health and alcohol treatment. Bisexual women (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.76) and those with ‘other’ identities (AOR = 2.38) were more likely to use services than lesbian women. Enablers to service use were having a regular GP (AOR = 3.02); disclosure of sexuality to the GP (AOR = 2.42); lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community-connectedness (AOR = 1.11); and intimate partner violence ([IPV] AOR = 2.51). Social support was associated with a reduction in treatment use (AOR = 0.97). Significant access barriers included not feeling ready for help, and previous negative experiences related to sexual identity.ConclusionDisclosing sexual identity to a regular, trusted GP correlated with improved utilisation of alcohol and mental health treatment for SSAW. The benefits of seeking help for alcohol use, and of accessing LGBT-inclusive GPs to do so, should be promoted to SSAW.

Predictors of help-seeking in unemployed people with mental health problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 543-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz E Wigand ◽  
Nathalie Oexle ◽  
Tamara Waldmann ◽  
Tobias Staiger ◽  
Thomas Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Unemployed People

Background: Unemployment and mental ill health often contribute to each other and lead to social exclusion with negative consequences for individuals and society. Yet, unemployed people with mental health problems often do not seek care. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess predictors of help-seeking among unemployed people with mental health problems. Methods: At baseline, 301 unemployed participants with mental health problems reported potential predictors of help-seeking in terms of mental health literacy, perceived barriers to care, self-concept as having a mental illness and current mental health service use. At 6-month follow-up, 240 participants reported whether or not they had started new mental health treatment since baseline. Results: Adjusted for symptoms, sociodemographic and work-related variables, help-seeking was predicted by previous mental health service use and by fewer non-stigma-related barriers, not by stigma-related barriers. Conclusion: Implications for interventions to increase help-seeking among this vulnerable group are discussed.

Self-reported chronic mental health problems and mental health service use in Spain

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Girón ◽  
Andreu Nolasco ◽  
Pamela Pereyra-Zamora ◽  
Mikel Munarriz ◽  
José Salazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use

scholarly journals Mental health service use among mothers involved in public family law proceedings: linked data cohort study in South London 2007-2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Jane Pearson ◽  
Claire Grant ◽  
Linda Wijlaars ◽  
Emily Finch ◽  
Stuart Bedston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use

Background Research in England suggests a high burden of mental health problems and substance misuse among women whose children enter care. Family courts therefore need to consider timely support for parental mental health and likely time to recovery within public family law proceedings concerning placement of a child into care (‘care proceedings’). We report population-based evidence from linked, routinely collected, de-identified records on the type and severity of maternal mental health problems in relation to care proceedings. Methods We linked family court data and mental health service records for 2137 (66%) of women involved in care proceedings between 2007-2019 in the South London and Maudsley NHS Mental Health Trust (SLaM) catchment area. We compared their mental health service use and risk of dying with 17,096 female matched controls who accessed SLaM between 2007 and 2019, aged 16-55 years old. Results Most women (79%) were known to SLaM before care proceedings began. Compared to the matched controls, women had higher rates of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (19% vs 11% matched controls), personality disorders (21% vs 11%), and substance misuse (33% vs 12%). They were more likely to be admitted to a SLaM inpatient unit (27% vs 14%) or to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act (19% vs 8%). Finally, women had a 2.15 (95% CI: 1.68 to 2.74) times greater hazard of dying, compared with the matched controls, adjusted for age. Conclusions Given the high prevalence and severity of mental health problems among women involved in care proceedings, family law and social care policy is needed to ensure adequate and timely treatment for parent mental health problems. The increased risk of dying among those accessing mental health services highlights the critical need for post-proceeding services to ensure parents whose children enter care continue to receive support after care proceedings conclude.

Health Status, Health Problems and Practices among Refugees from the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 760-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie F. Young ◽  
Allen Bukoff ◽  
John B. Waller ◽  
Stephen B. Blount
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Barriers To Health

Recent refugees from Poland, Romania, Iraq, and Vietnam were extensively interviewed to assess their health, health care utilization and health service use barriers. Two hundred seventy-seven recent arrivals from these countries and sixty-three previously arrived Laotians comprised the sample. Results from a 195 item bilingual questionnaire indicated good overall health and little evidence of serious physical health symptoms. Dental health was the area of greatest reported need. Prenatal care and mental health services were additional areas of need noted by researchers. Barriers to health service utilization were primarily language related. There were major differences in both health problems and health service utilization among the four groups surveyed.

Mental Health Service Use Among Adult Cancer Survivors: Analyses of the National Health Interview Survey

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (23) ◽  
pp. 4581-4590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Hewitt ◽  
Julia H. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use

PURPOSE: Analyses were conducted to obtain national estimates of mental health service use, unmet need for such services, and the prevalence of mental health problems among individuals reporting a cancer history. METHODS: Of a nationally representative sample of 95,615 adults in the United States interviewed as part of the 1998, 1999, and 2000 National Health Interview Survey, 4,878 reported a history of cancer (excluding superficial skin cancer). Analyses assessed whether cancer survivors relative to those without a self-reported history of cancer had increased use of mental health services and had increased reports of unmet need for such services. Analyses were also conducted to ascertain demographic and health characteristics associated with service use and unmet need. RESULTS: Compared with individuals without a cancer history, cancer survivors reported significantly greater contact in the past year with a mental health provider (7.2% v 5.7%). Cancer survivors were more likely to have used mental health services (odds ratio, 1.60 among those without other chronic illnesses and 3.04 among those with other chronic illnesses), and mental health service use was significantly greater among those who were under age 65 and diagnosed at younger ages, were formerly married, or had other comorbid chronic conditions. If all cancer survivors with mental health problems or who needed but could not access mental health services due to cost had received such care, mental health service use would have increased from 7.2% to 11.7%, a 62% increase in use. CONCLUSION: Cancer seems to be one of several chronic illnesses that precipitates the need for and use of mental health services. Improvements are needed in recognizing mental health problems among cancer survivors and reducing barriers to psychosocial service use.

scholarly journals Subclinical psychotic experiences and subsequent contact with mental health services

BJPsych Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Bhavsar ◽  
James H. Maccabe ◽  
Stephani L. Hatch ◽  
Matthew Hotopf ◽  
Jane Boydell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Psychotic Experiences

BackgroundAlthough psychotic experiences in people without diagnosed mental health problems are associated with mental health service use, few studies have assessed this prospectively or measured service use by real-world clinical data.AimsTo describe and investigate the association between psychotic experiences and later mental health service use, and to assess the role of symptoms of common mental health disorders in this association.MethodWe linked a representative survey of south-east London (SELCoH-1, n=1698) with health records from the local mental healthcare provider. Cox regression estimated the association of PEs with rate of mental health service use.ResultsAfter adjustments, psychotic experiences were associated with a 1.75-fold increase in the rate of subsequent mental health service use (hazard ratio (HR) 1.75, 95% CI 1.03–2.97) compared with those without PEs. Participants with PEs experienced longer care episodes compared with those without.ConclusionsPsychotic experiences in the general population are important predictors of public mental health need, aside from their relevance for psychoses. We found psychotic experiences to be associated with later mental health service use, after accounting for sociodemographic confounders and concurrent psychopathology.

scholarly journals Resilience and Its Association with Depression, Emotional and Behavioural Problems, and Mental Health Service Utilisation among Refugee Adolescents Living in South Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahereh Ziaian ◽  
Helena de Anstiss ◽  
Georgia Antoniou ◽  
Peter Baghurst ◽  
Michael Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Emotional And Behavioural Problems

Background. Despite the frequency of traumatic or stressful events experienced by refugee children and adolescents prior to migration and following resettlement, the majority do not experience mental health problems emphasising the critical nature of resilience. While a host of factors deemed to be protective of mental health in young refugees have been identified, there has been little research exploring the role of resilience as a distinct psychological construct. This study aimed to explore the nature of psychological resilience in refugee adolescents and the relationship between resilience and depression, other emotional and behavioural problems, and mental health service uptake. Method. One hundred and seventy multiethnic refugee adolescents aged 13–17 from South Australia were administered a survey comprising the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results. Females tended to have higher resilience, as did those adolescents who had been living in Australia longer. Adolescents suffering from depressive symptoms or other emotional or behavioural problems had lower resilience. There was little evidence of an association between resilience scores and exposure to trauma or service utilisation. Discussion. Fostering resilience may be critical to efforts to prevent or reduce mental health problems in refugee adolescents.

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