Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help: An Integrative Model Based on Contact, Essentialist Beliefs About Mental Illness, and Stigma

Hantzi, Alexandra; Anagnostopoulos, Fotios; Alexiou, Eva

doi:10.1007/s10880-018-9573-8

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“…Alternatively, it may be that the direct contact with a person with lived experience of mental illness, which was part of the intervention, helped alleviate participants' stigma toward mental illness, and in turn reduced student's stigma toward seeking psychological help. This is supported by Hantzi et al's study (34) which found that when there are lesser negative beliefs about mental illness, the self-stigma for seeking psychological help is reduced, while positive help-seeking attitudes are increased (34).…”

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confidence: 78%

Recognition of Depression and Help-Seeking Preference Among University Students in Singapore: An Evaluation of the Impact of Advancing Research to Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma an Education and Contact Intervention

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Background: The SMHS 2016 revealed that young adults in Singapore had the highest 12-month prevalence of mental disorders, with depression being the most prevalent condition. Additionally, the study found that those with higher education were less likely to seek treatment. The recognition of mental illness and knowledge of where to seek help has been found to influence one's ability to seek timely psychological help. This study thus aims to evaluate the effects of ARTEMIS, an education and contact intervention on university students' recognition of depression and help-seeking preference.Methods: A total of 390 university students were recruited over a period of 6-months (October 2018 to April 2019). Students had to attend a one-off intervention which comprised a lecture on depression and personal contact with a person with lived experience of mental illness. Recognition of depression and help-seeking preference were assessed using a vignette approach, at pre- and post-intervention as well as at 3-month follow-up.Results: The intervention was effective at improving student's recognition of depression and this effect was sustained at 3-months follow-up. The intervention was also effective in shifting student's help-seeking preference, although the effects were not sustained at 3-month follow-up. Having a close friend or family with mental illness was associated with better recognition, and being able to correctly recognize depression was linked to a preference to seek psychiatric over non-psychiatric help.Conclusion: This study elucidated the efficacy of a knowledge-contact-based intervention in improving university students' recognition of depression and help-seeking preference. However, while the benefits on recognition of depression is more enduring, it is more transient for help-seeking beliefs, and booster sessions may be needed to improve the long-term effectiveness of the intervention on help-seeking preference. Lastly, to investigate the generalizability of this study's findings, future studies could replicate the current one across other non-self-selected samples, such as by integrating the intervention as part of student's orientation.

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Section: Recognition Of Depressionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Recognition of Depression and Help-Seeking Preference Among University Students in Singapore: An Evaluation of the Impact of Advancing Research to Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma an Education and Contact Intervention

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“…Based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) (20), attitude can indirectly influence help-seeking behavior via intention (21), and it is a precursor to help-seeking intention and actual help behaviors (22). Thus, improving help-seeking attitude is the first step in promoting further help-seeking behaviors.…”

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Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Among Community-Dwelling Population in China

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Objective: To explore the attitudes and factors in seeking professional psychological help among a Chinese community-dwelling population in order to promote positive helpseeking behaviors and better utilization of mental health services. Methods: Using system and simple random sampling with Kish selection table methods, 912 community-dwelling residents were included in this study and asked about their attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, depression symptoms, family function, depression literacy, help-seeking intention, and stigma.Results: Scores on the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help scale (ATSPPH-SF) indicated a neutral attitude toward openness to seeking treatment for psychological problems and a negative attitude toward the value and need to seek treatment with a negative total score. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, age, social support (employment status and family function), depression literacy, stigma, and help-seeking intention are significantly associated with attitude toward seeking professional psychological help. Conclusion:The overall attitude toward seeking professional psychological help is not optimistic, thus, more efforts are needed to enhance understanding. Effective interventions including mental health education, training of mental health professionals, and popularizing the use of mental health services are essential, especially for the at-risk population.

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“…A recent analysis of Medical Expenditures Panel Survey data on primary care and special mental health visits showed racial and ethnic disparities in mental care visits, suggesting that Latinx adults have lower access to mental health services compared with their same-age white counterparts ( Jones et al, 2018 ). Taken together, these experiences and perceptions may lead to older Latinx adults’ greater stigmatization and negative attitudes toward treatment of “less severe” pathologies such as depression or anxiety ( Hantzi et al., 2019 ) and lower utilization of mental health services for these issues ( Villatoro et al, 2018 ).…”

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Mental Health Attribution for Mexican-Origin Latinx and Non-Latinx Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis

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Background and Objectives Providing appropriate and culturally sensitive care to the rapidly growing number of U.S. Latinx older adults with psychiatric conditions presents a major public health challenge. We know little about older Latinx adults’ perceived causes of mental health problems, offering clinicians limited insight to guide successful and culturally congruent treatment. Moreover, there is a paucity of mental health research examining heterogeneity in how Latinx individuals may attribute mental health symptoms. The present study sought to identify how Latinx and non-Latinx older adults attributed the sources of their mental health problems and how these types of attributions differ by ethnicity. Research Design and Methods This study analyzed data collected from a retrospective chart review and survey of 673 adults aged 55-95 (430 Mexican origin, 244 non-Latinx) from a rural psychiatric outpatient clinic near the California-Mexico border. We conducted stratified latent class analysis (LCA) by race/ethnicity to explore the mental health attribution beliefs of Mexican-origin and non-Latinx clinic patients. Results Different LCA patterns for Mexican-origin Latinx vs. non-Latinx groups. For non-Latinx adults, there was a class who attributed their mental health issues to social and financial problems. For Mexican-origin adults, there was a class who attributed their mental health issues to spiritual and/or supernatural factors, unaffected by acculturation level, depressive symptom severity, and time spent in the U.S., but differing by gender. We found within-group heterogeneity: Not all Mexican-origin or non-Latinx older adults were alike in how they conceptualized their mental health. Discussion and Implications Mexican-origin Latinx and non-Latinx older adults attributed their mental health issues to different causes. More Mexican-origin older adults attributed their symptoms to spiritual causes, even after controlling for contextual factors. Further research is needed to determine whether attribution beliefs are impacted by specific mental health diagnoses and other cultural factors not measured in this study.

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Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help: An Integrative Model Based on Contact, Essentialist Beliefs About Mental Illness, and Stigma

Cited by 22 publications

References 79 publications

Recognition of Depression and Help-Seeking Preference Among University Students in Singapore: An Evaluation of the Impact of Advancing Research to Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma an Education and Contact Intervention

Recognition of Depression and Help-Seeking Preference Among University Students in Singapore: An Evaluation of the Impact of Advancing Research to Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma an Education and Contact Intervention

Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Among Community-Dwelling Population in China

Mental Health Attribution for Mexican-Origin Latinx and Non-Latinx Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis

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