Factors Promoting Use of Mental Health Services in a Rural Area of Australia

Pierce, David; Brewer, Charlotte

doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000190

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“…The circumstances of rural communities sometimes cause health to be defined differently, often with an emphasis on one’s ability to be productive and with distress seen more as a problem of daily living rather than a mental health issue [ 77 , 95 ]. Research has repeatedly demonstrated a phenomenon of rural stoicism that, combined with a culture of self-reliance, can interfere with help-seeking behaviors and limit effective adaptation to changed circumstances [ 44 , 77 , 96 , 97 ]. The social visibility present in small, rural communities can exacerbate reluctance to seek assistance for mental health problems [ 79 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 ].…”

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The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

Vins

Bell

Saha

et al. 2015

IJERPH

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Little is understood about the long term, indirect health consequences of drought (a period of abnormally dry weather). In particular, the implications of drought for mental health via pathways such as loss of livelihood, diminished social support, and rupture of place bonds have not been extensively studied, leaving a knowledge gap for practitioners and researchers alike. A systematic review of literature was performed to examine the mental health effects of drought. The systematic review results were synthesized to create a causal process diagram that illustrates the pathways linking drought effects to mental health outcomes. Eighty-two articles using a variety of methods in different contexts were gathered from the systematic review. The pathways in the causal process diagram with greatest support in the literature are those focusing on the economic and migratory effects of drought. The diagram highlights the complexity of the relationships between drought and mental health, including the multiple ways that factors can interact and lead to various outcomes. The systematic review and resulting causal process diagram can be used in both practice and theory, including prevention planning, public health programming, vulnerability and risk assessment, and research question guidance. The use of a causal process diagram provides a much needed avenue for integrating the findings of diverse research to further the understanding of the mental health implications of drought.

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confidence: 99%

The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

Vins

Bell

Saha

et al. 2015

IJERPH

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141

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“…In addition, long waiting times, lack of after-hours services and poor referral protocols can also be exacerbated in rural areas. For example, Pierce and Brewer (2012) found that prolonged waiting 764 E. Muir-Cochrane et al…”

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confidence: 96%

Service provision for older people with mental health problems in a rural area of Australia

Muir‐Cochrane

O'Kane

Barkway

et al. 2014

Aging & Mental Health

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This study supports previous work on intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to older people with mental health problems accessing mental health services. The study also offers new insight into the difficulties that arise from the separation of physical and mental health systems for older people with multiple needs, and the impact of living in a rural region on unmet mental health care needs of older people.

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“…(11,48) The highest expenditures are related to medications and treatment services. (52) Cost of MH services is also related to the economic losses due to the reduced productive capacity of patients and their family (53). Some of the main reasons for this problem are lack of insurance coverage(22), imperfect coverage (54), and unaffordable insurance premium (55).…”

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“…Geographical distance from service facilities, especially in rural areas, has a significant effect on the access to MH care in low-and middle-income countries (57). In addition to the limited transportation capacity, cost of transportation-as an indirect care cost-is also associated with limited access to MH services (53). It is suggested that integrating MH services into primary health care system can reduce access barriers (21).…”

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Global barriers to provision and utilization of mental health services: a systematic scope study

Sarikhani

Bastani

Karajizadeh

et al. 2019

Preprint

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Background Mental Health (MH) is an important part of community well-being and a remarkable portion of global burden of diseases is related to mental disorders. Despite this fact, little attention has been given to the provision of adequate and appropriate MH services and improving equitable access to these services in some parts of the world. This review was aimed to identify main global barriers to provision and utilization of MH services.Methods We carried out a systematic and comprehensive search on 7 important online databases for English-language literature on global barriers to provision and utilization of MH services applying Arksey and O’Malley guideline. The extracted materials were tabulated and synthesized using a content analysis approach.Results Three main themes were developed regarding the barriers to provision of MH services including resource and administrative barriers, information and knowledge barriers, as well as policy and legislation barriers. Five frequent barriers to utilization of MH services were attitudinal barriers, structural barriers, knowledge barriers, treatment-related barriers, and family-related barriers as well.Conclusions It is suggested that, improvement of public knowledge regarding MH, reallocation of health resources toward high-priority MH needs, developing community-based insurance, as well as integration of MH services into all levels of health-care systems and MH policy into general health policy could be considered as effective strategies to tackling the challenges especially in low- and middle-income countries. Further study is also needed for determining relative importance of the barriers and the related solutions in this regard.

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Factors Promoting Use of Mental Health Services in a Rural Area of Australia

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

The Mental Health Outcomes of Drought: A Systematic Review and Causal Process Diagram

Service provision for older people with mental health problems in a rural area of Australia

Global barriers to provision and utilization of mental health services: a systematic scope study

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