Help Seeking and Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Individuals in Canada With Suicidal Behaviors

Pagura, Jina; Team, the Swampy Cree Suicide Prevention; Fotti, Sarah; Katz, Laurence M.; Sareen, Jitender

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“…In our study, in contrast to Pagura et al (2009), almost all associations found were explained by severity of the axis-I symptomatology. Pagura et al included respondents with or without a mental disorder and adjusted for the amount of disorders, including alcohol and drug dependence.…”

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“…Brook et al (2006), Pirkis et al (2001b) and Pagura et al (2009) found higher percentages. Although this might be caused by the use of a broader definition of service use, it could also be explained by the low financial barriers and easy access to specialized mental-health care in the Netherlands.…”

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“…And although some studies have thoroughly investigated the specific type of perceived needs among depressed and anxious persons, few studies provide detailed information about the needs of suicidal persons in particular (Pagura et al, 2009;Pirkis et al, 2001a). Perceived needs are defined as the patient's perception of need for a kind of professional help.…”

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Perceived Need for Care and Health Care Utilization Among Depressed and Anxious Patients With and Without Suicidal Ideation

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Abstract.Background: Information is scarce concerning the perceived needs and the amount of health-care utilization of persons with suicidal ideation (SI) compared to those without SI. Aims: To describe the needs and health care use of persons with and without SI and to investigate whether these differences are associated with the severity of the axis-I symptomatology. Method: Data were obtained from 1,699 respondents with a depressive and/or anxiety disorder who participated in the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety. Persons with and without SI were distinguished. Outcome variables were perceived needs and health-care utilization. We used multivariate regression in two models: (1) adjusted only for sociodemographic variables and (2) adjusted additionally for severity of axis-I symptomatology. Results: Persons with SI had higher odds for both unmet and met needs in almost all domains and made more intensive use of mental-health care. Differences in needs and health-care utilization of persons with and without SI were strongly associated with severity of axis I symptomatology. Conclusions: Our results validate previous findings about perceived needs and health-care use of persons with SI. The results also suggest that suicidal persons are more seriously ill, and that they need more professional care, dedication, and specialized expertise than anxious and depressed persons without SI, especially in the domains of information and referral.

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“…Difficulty in admitting the problem and seeking help are common characteristics among the Chinese, which affects their propensity for help-seeking behaviour and in turn increase their susceptibility to mental health issues (Pagura, Fotti, Katz, & Sareen, 2009). Such behaviours are seen as a sign of weakness and vulnerability, which produces the feared reality of losing respect in the community (Basu, 1991;GAMECS Project, 1999).…”

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Problem Gambling, Gambling Correlates, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Chinese Sample: An Empirical Evaluation

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Oei²,

Raylu³

2011

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There is an increasing consensus that problem gambling (PG) is a serious social issue among the Chinese, but little is known of the factors associated with PG among the Chinese using validated and improved PG measurements. This study examined the patterns of PG and the PG predictive ability of variables such as gambling-related cognitions, gambling urge, depression, anxiety, stress, and help-seeking attitudes among Chinese individuals living in Taiwan. The participants consisted of 801 Taiwanese Chinese student and community individuals (Mean age = 25.36 years). The prevalence of PG (Problem Gambling Severity Index; PGSI) and pathological gambling (South Oaks Gambling Screen; SOGS) are higher in this Taiwanese Chinese sample as compared with past prevalence research. Significant differences were found between PGSI groups (i.e., non-PG, low-risk, moderate-risk, and PG) in socio-demographic variables. Erroneous gambling-related cognitions and overall negative psychological states significantly predicted PG. In addition, interaction effects of gender, mediation effects, and the predictive ability of help-seeking attitudes were discussed. The findings of this study have important implications in the understanding of PG among the Chinese. Gambling-related cognitions and negative psychological states are important factors that should be addressed in intervention programs.

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“…In this sense, Pagura refers to the existence of a large number of people who, in spite of finding themselves in a high risk suicide situation, do not realize the magnitude of this problem. Thus, they never get to ask for any kind of help, neither from relatives nor from health professionals, what limits considerably the intervention of health professionals (27) . In this same concept, there are many people who, after having had a suicide attempt, do not maintain a correct continuation of the psychiatric treatment or they stop with the medical supervision (28) .…”

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Approach and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior in the Clinical Practice of Different Groups of Health Professionals in Spain: Results of the Project Euregena.

Muñoz

Gómez

Vicario

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Modelos de intervención en la conducta suicida según diferentes profesionales sanitarios en españa: resultados del proyecto euregenas Modelos de intervenção coMportaMento suicida pelos profissionais de saúde diferentes eM espanHa: projeto resulta euregenas.1 Medical doctor. psychiatrist. Head of psychogeriatric unity at psychiatry department of Zamora virgen de la concha Hospital. phd student in suicidality. researcher of european research projects and clinical trials, spain.2 doctor and graduate in educational sciences from the university of salamanca and has a Masters in speech therapy from the Pontificia University of Salamanca (Spain). Department of Didactics and Research Methods. Faculty of Education. university of salamanca, spain.3 Doctor of Psychology in the Psychology Faculty at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. Professor of subjects related to research methodology in Psychology and Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport. Professor in various Masters in subjects research methodology, España. 4 psychiatrist. Head of psychiatric deparment at Zamora Hospital. associate professor of salamanca university; Head of rdi area at intras foundation. Member of the Salamanca Medicine Academy. Superviser ESRs PhD projects registered at Salamanca University. Leader of European research projects and clinical trials, spain. ABStrACtAccording to the WHO and the European Union, suicide is considered to be a health problem of prime importance and to be one of the principal causes of unnatural death. In Spain, the number of suicides has increased 12% since 2005 (INE). The Research Project "European Regions Enforcing Actions against Suicide (EUREGENAS), funded by the Health Program 2008-2013, has as main objective the description of an integrated model of Mental Health orientated to the prevention of suicide. The differences that allow distinguishing the meaning of prevention in suicide behavior are described and explained through a qualitative methodological strategy and through the creation of discussion groups formed by different groups of health professionals. The results highlight the existing differences between the diverse health professionals who come more in contact with this problem and it shows as well the coincidence of meaning that suicide has to be considered as a priority in the field of health. Europe has a high suicide rate overall, but the epidemiology of suicide differs considerably from country to (4) . Some countries such as Finland, Hungary and the Baltic countries, together with Russia and Belarus, have the highest suicide rates in the world reaching 40 suicides per 100.000 inhabitants. Nevertheless, southern European countries such as Italy, Spain and Greece show low suicide rates (5) . Although Spain is positioned among the European countries with lower suicide rates, during the last years this cause of death has increased substantially in our country. According to the data of the National Institute of Statistics (1) , the number of suicides increased in Spain by 11,3 % in 2012, what is the h...

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Help Seeking and Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Individuals in Canada With Suicidal Behaviors

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Perceived Need for Care and Health Care Utilization Among Depressed and Anxious Patients With and Without Suicidal Ideation

Perceived Need for Care and Health Care Utilization Among Depressed and Anxious Patients With and Without Suicidal Ideation

Problem Gambling, Gambling Correlates, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Chinese Sample: An Empirical Evaluation

Approach and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior in the Clinical Practice of Different Groups of Health Professionals in Spain: Results of the Project Euregena.

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