ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Amongst Refugee Men.
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- A mixed methods systematic review of mental health self-care strategies for Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Emotional dimension associated with the migratory experience of adult refugees and asylum seekers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Evaluating suicide prevention gatekeeper training designed to identify and support people from asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Development and Validation of a Measure of Mental Health, Help-Seeking Beliefs in Arabic-Speaking Refugees.Assessment · 2024Article
- Assessing the integration of refugee health data into national health information systems in Jordan, Lebanon, and Uganda.Conflict and health · 2024Article
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- Trends and Impact Factors of Mental Health Service Utilization among Resettled Humanitarian Migrants in Australia: Findings from the BNLA Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Addressing barriers to mental health services: evaluation of a psychoeducational short film for forcibly displaced people.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
- Beliefs About Causes and Cures of Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Arab and Sub-Saharan African Refugees.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Rates of help-seeking for mental health problems are low amongst refugee communities, despite the high prevalence of PTSD reported amongst these individuals. Research suggests that the key barriers to seeking help for psychological problems include structural barriers (e.g., unstable housing), cultural barriers (e.g., mental health stigma), and barriers specific to refugees and asylum seekers (e.g., visa status). This study examined the effect of structural, cultural and refugee specific barriers on the relationship between PTSD symptom severity and intentions to seek help from professional, social, and community sources. Data was collected from 103 male refugees and asylum seekers with an Arabic-, Farsi-, or Tamil-speaking background. Participants completed measures indexing demographics, trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms, mental health stigma, and help-seeking intentions. Path analyses indicated that PTSD severity was associated with lower help-seeking intentions indirectly via mental health stigma (self-stigma for seeking help and self-stigma for PTSD) and visa security. PTSD severity was also associated with greater help-seeking intentions from community members indirectly via structural barriers. These findings are important to consider when identifying key barriers to mental health help-seeking and developing interventions designed to increase help-seeking for psychological problems, within this group.
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