ArticleJournal of youth and adolescence2010
Adolescents' suicidal thinking and reluctance to consult general medical practitioners.
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Reducing Depression-related Stigma and Increasing-treatment Seeking Among Black Adolescents
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- What are the barriers, facilitators and interventions targeting help-seeking behaviours for common mental health problems in adolescents? A systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Australian adolescents' beliefs and help-seeking intentions towards peers experiencing symptoms of depression and alcohol misuse.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Identifying subgroups of college students at risk of suicide: the impact of Andersen's model on help-seeking intentions and the role of others' positive help-seeking experiences.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Dynamic Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescent Help-Seeking Attitudes and Suicide Attempts.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Help-seeking Behavior for Mental Health Among Distressed Young Adults: A Path Analysis Model.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Intentions and barriers to help-seeking in adolescents and young adults differing in depression severity: cross-sectional results from a school-based mental health project.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Resource use and costs of transitioning from pediatric to adult care for patients with chronic kidney disease.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
- Impact of Parental Mental Health and Help-Seeking on Adolescents' Suicidal Ideations and Help-Seeking Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Negative Focused Disposition and Suicidal Ideation Among College Students: The Mediating Effects of Somatic Anxiety, General Distress, and Depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- The Youth Aware of Mental Health Intervention: Impact on Help Seeking, Mental Health Knowledge, and Stigma in U.S. Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2020Article
- Youth Codesign of a Mobile Phone App to Facilitate Self-Monitoring and Management of Mood Symptoms in Young People With Major Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Harm.JMIR mental health · 2018Article
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- Even if they are not aware of it, general practitioners improve well-being in their adolescent patients.The European journal of general practice · 2017Article
- Reluctance to seek professional help among suicidal people: results from the Swiss Health Survey.International journal of public health · 2016Article
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- Increasing knowledge about depression in adolescents: effects of an information booklet.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2014Article
- Suicidal ideation in a population-based sample of adolescents: implications for family medicine practice.ISRN family medicine · 2013Article
- Associations between suicidal high school students' help-seeking and their attitudes and perceptions of social environment.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2012Article
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Abstract
Appropriate help-seeking is widely recognized as a protective factor, and vital for early treatment and prevention of mental health problems during adolescence. General medical practitioners (GPs), that is, family doctors, provide a vital role in the identification of adolescents with mental health problems and the provision of treatment as well as access to other specialists in mental health care services. The current study examined the association between suicidal ideation and intentions to seek help from a GP for suicidal thoughts, emotional problems and physical health problems, using a sample of 590 Australian high school students that was 56.7% female and aged 13-18 years (M = 15.56 years, SD = .66 years). Higher levels of suicidal ideation and general psychological distress were related to lower intentions to seek help from a GP for suicidal and physical problems. The results suggest that even at subclinical levels, increases in suicidal ideation or psychological distress may lead to help avoidance. School personnel and other gatekeepers need to be aware of this trend in order to be more assertive in encouraging and supporting appropriate help-seeking for mental health problems. School health promotion programs should consider including information to explicitly address the help-negation process.
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