Exploring Professional Help-Seeking for Mental Disorders.
Qual Health Res
; 26(12): 1662-73, 2016 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26130654
ABSTRACT
Only a third of people with mental disorders seek professional help. In this study, we aimed to investigate attitudes toward help-seeking among non-help-seekers drawn from a community survey in South London. We conducted qualitative interviews with 24 participants with symptoms of mental disorders. We analyzed data using thematic analysis. Participants' reasons for not seeking professional help included perceiving their problems as normal or unsuitable for professional help, negative expectations of professional help, believing informal strategies were sufficient, fearing being stigmatized for having a mental disorder and help-seeking, and self-perceptions of being strong and/or self-reliant. A small number (n = 4) had resolved their problems. Participants with unresolved mental disorders (n = 20) had more chronic stressors, particularly about finances and family relationships, and greater concerns about professional help and stigma than other participants. Potential targets for interventions to encourage help-seeking could be focused around stigma about help-seeking as well as the self-perception of being strong.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoimagen
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Estigma Social
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido