Missed initial appointments at an outpatient forensic psychiatric clinic

Daniels, Melissa K.; Jung, Sandy

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“…Further, the participants’ young ages may have also negatively affected their literacy levels and their attitudes towards seeking psychological help (Alonzo et al, 2011 ). This is supported by previous studies which have found a negative relationship between age and help-seeking attitudes (Daniels & Jung, 2009 ; Graff et al, 2008 ). Lastly, the average family size among the sample was six members, which is considered large and may have negatively impacted the participants’ attitudes towards seeking psychological help (Fung et al, 2008 ).…”

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Suicide literacy, suicide stigma, and psychological help seeking attitudes among Arab youth

Al-Shannaq

Aldalaykeh

2021

Curr Psychol

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To date, very little is known about the current situation of suicide and its effects on psychological help-seeking attitudes in Arab countries. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the levels of suicide literacy and suicide stigma and their relationships with attitudes towards seeking psychological help among a sample of Arab youth in Jordan. A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymous online self-report survey to collect data. This study included a total of 707 Arab youth aged 16–24 years (mean = 18.60, SD = 1.95). Most of the participants were male ( n = 398, 56.3%). The participants were found to have very low suicide literacy levels, relatively high suicide stigma levels, and negative attitudes towards seeking psychological help. Family members, relatives, and friends were the most frequently reported sources of psychological help, while mental healthcare professionals were the least frequently reported sources. A significant negative correlation was found between attitudes towards seeking psychological help and both stigmatization and glorification subscales of suicide stigma. While a significant positive correlation was found between attitudes towards seeking psychological help and suicide literacy. The predictors of attitudes towards seeking psychological help were gender, suicide literacy, and glorification of suicide stigma among Arab youth. The results of this study confirm the presence of an urgent need for designing and implementing educational programs and awareness campaigns on suicide and mental health among youth in schools and universities. Such interventions may increase knowledge, decrease stigma, change psychological help-seeking attitudes, and hence improve the use of mental health services and may prevent suicide among this age group.

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confidence: 88%

Suicide literacy, suicide stigma, and psychological help seeking attitudes among Arab youth

Al-Shannaq

Aldalaykeh

2021

Curr Psychol

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“…Psychotherapeutic studies examining the severity of symptom presentation have also provided conflicting findings, suggesting that greater depressive severity does not always positively predict first session non-attendance (e.g. Benway et al, 2003;Daniels & Jung, 2009;. Consequently, some of the factors thought to underlie initial appointment non-attendance remain inconclusive.…”

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“…Beer, 1991;Carpenter et al, 1981;McCabe, 2002), and lack transportation and have to travel further for treatment facilities (e.g. Beck et al, 1987;Daniels & Jung, 2009;. Psychotherapeutic studies examining the severity of symptom presentation have also provided conflicting findings, suggesting that greater depressive severity does not always positively predict first session non-attendance (e.g.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Discovering that patients commonly cite forgetting as the cause of non-attendance has urged researchers to examine the effects that reminder and memory aids have on first appointments (Daniels & Jung, 2009). Prospective telephone and letter prompts do significantly improve attendance (MacDonald et al, 2000;Reda & Makhoul, 2001).…”

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To attend or not attend? A critical review of the factors impacting on initial appointment attendance from an approach–avoidance perspective

Paige

Mansell

2012

Journal of Mental Health

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This paper examines the possibility that approach-avoidance conflict [Kushner, M.G. & Sher, K.J. (1989, 1991). Fear of psychological treatment and its relation to mental health service avoidance. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 20, 251-257; The relation of treatment fearfulness and psychological service utilization: An overview. Professional Psychology: Research and practice, 22, 196-203] could explain the contradictions in the literature because, in this model, different factors involved in driving engagement versus avoidance become more salient depending on a dynamic interplay of timing, the individual and their service context. The core principles behind this approach-avoidance conceptualisation are explained and further avenues for research are identified.

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“…Studies evaluating characteristics such as age, gender, and ethnicity have yielded discrepant findings concerning attrition (Garfield, ; Barrett et al., ). Similarly, studies exploring associations between severity of psychopathology and nonattendance have mixed findings (Benway, Hamrin, & McMahon, ; Daniels & Jung, ; Kruse & Rohland, ). A recent meta‐analytic review of such studies suggested that younger clients and those with personality or eating disorders were more likely to drop out of therapy (Swift & Greenberg, ).…”

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Missed initial appointments at an outpatient forensic psychiatric clinic

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Suicide literacy, suicide stigma, and psychological help seeking attitudes among Arab youth

Suicide literacy, suicide stigma, and psychological help seeking attitudes among Arab youth

To attend or not attend? A critical review of the factors impacting on initial appointment attendance from an approach–avoidance perspective

Can Low‐Cost Strategies Improve Attendance Rates in Brief Psychological Therapy? Double‐Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

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