ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018
Who is seeking whom? A person-centred approach to help-seeking in adults with currently untreated mental health problems via latent class analysis.
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Abstract
purposeGlobal surveys point to a gap in mental health service utilisation. However, contacting more than one source of professional help may influence the estimates of utilisation. Currently, few studies statistically differentiate between different sources of help based on patient characteristics.
methodsWe assessed sociodemographic and psychosocial data in a convenience sample of 188 adults with mental health problems (M
resultsWe found four latent classes: "mental health professionals" (MHP; 9.0%), "multiple sources" (4.3%), "primary care" (35.6%), and "non-seekers" (51.1%). All classes had moderate to high probabilities of seeking help from friends or family. Primary care utilisers were more often in a cohabiting partnership; MHP utilisers were more experienced in mental health treatment and reported lower well-being and more depressive symptoms than non-seekers. By trend, non-seekers were younger, and both non-seekers and primary care utilisers reported fewer depressive and somatic symptoms than utilisers of multiple sources and MHP.
conclusionsIn our analysis, MHP utilisation was even lower (9.0%) than in previous studies. However, MHP utilisers appeared to suffer from more serious conditions than other latent classes. As informal sources such as family and friends were present in all latent classes, help-seeking behaviour seems to transcend traditional MHP-focused approaches. Further research is necessary to investigate tenability and trajectories of different latent classes of help-seeking in larger and representative samples with longer follow-ups.
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