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ArticleBMC psychiatry2015

Social influences on seeking help from mental health services, in-person and online, during adolescence and young adulthood.

Debra J Rickwood, Kelly R Mazzer, Nic R Telford

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Debra J RickwoodFaculty of Health, University of Canberra, Kirinari Street, Bruce, ACT 2601, Australia. debra.rickwood@canberra.edu.au.
Kelly R MazzerHeadspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation National Office, 485 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, 3000, Vic, Australia. kmazzer@headspace.org.au.
Nic R TelfordHeadspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation National Office, 485 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, 3000, Vic, Australia. ntelford@headspace.org.au.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study provides the first comprehensive empirical evidence of developmental changes in the social influences on seeking mental health care, both in-person and online, during the critical lifestages for mental health of adolescence and young adulthood.

methodsMain source of help-seeking influence was determined via self-report for all young people accessing youth-targeted mental health services in Australia for a first episode of care over a 12 month period during 2013. This comprised 30,839 young people who accessed in-person services and 7,155 clients of the online service.

resultsResults show a major developmental shift in help-seeking influence across the age range, which varied for males and females, and a striking difference between the online and in-person service modalities. The dominant influence online, regardless of age, was the young person themself. In contrast, for in-person services, the dominant influence during adolescence was family, but this changed markedly in late adolescence to favour self-influence, with a lessor, but still substantial effect of family. The influence of friends was surprisingly low.

conclusionsTo support young people with mental health problems to access mental health care, the personal connection of parents and family needs to be engaged to encourage in-person service use through better mental health literacy, particularly for adolescents. In the online environment, ways to ensure that young people themselves are guided to appropriate services are required.

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AdolescentAustraliaChildFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInternetMaleMental HealthMental Health ServicesNeeds AssessmentParent-Child RelationsPatient Acceptance of Health CareYoung Adult

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PMCPMC4355380

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