ArticleCommunity mental health journal2018
Preferences for Depression Help-Seeking Among Vietnamese American Adults.
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- Factors Associated with Professional Mental Help-Seeking Among U.S. Immigrants: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Asian Americans: a Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Pooled it
- Self-stigma of seeking professional psychological help and its influencing factors among high-risk health care workers for depression and anxiety: a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Help-seeking for depression among Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and factors related to their intentions to seek help from a psychiatrist: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Multiple Chronic Conditions and Disability among Vietnamese Older Adults: Results from the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey (VACS).Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Attitudes and intentions toward seeking professional psychological help among Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Association between caregivers' characteristics and older care recipients' well-being among Vietnamese immigrant families in the United States.Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
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- Mental Illness Public Stigma and Generational Differences Among Vietnamese Americans.Community mental health journal · 2020Article
- Addressing the Social Vulnerability of Mississippi Gulf Coast Vietnamese Community through the Development of Community Health Advisors.Sustainability · 2020Article
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Abstract
Culture impacts help-seeking preferences. We examined Vietnamese Americans' help-seeking preferences for depressive symptoms, through a telephone survey (N = 1666). A vignette describing an age- and gender-matched individual with depression was presented, and respondents chose from a list of options and provided open-ended responses about their help-seeking preferences. Results showed that 78.3% would seek professional help, either from a family doctor, a mental health provider, or both; 54.4% preferred to seek help from a family doctor but not from a mental health provider. Most (82.1%) would prefer to talk to family or friends, 62.2% would prefer to look up information, and 50.1% would prefer to get spiritual help. Logistic regression analysis revealed that preferences for non-professional help-seeking options (such as talking to friends or family, looking up information, and getting spiritual help), health care access, and perceived poor health, were associated with increased odds of preferring professional help-seeking. This population-based study of Vietnamese Americans highlight promising channels to deliver education about depression and effective help-seeking resources, particularly the importance of family doctors and social networks. Furthermore, addressing barriers in access to care remains a critical component of promoting professional help-seeking.
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