ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Professional Mental Health Help-Seeking Amongst Afghan and Iraqi Refugees in Australia: Understanding Predictors Five Years Post Resettlement.
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- Mental health and mental health help-seeking behaviors among first-generation voluntary African migrants: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding experiences of mental health help-seeking in Arab populations around the world: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mechanisms underlying the impact of self-stigma on social engagement in Arabic-speaking refugees: A path analysis.Transcultural psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with psychosocial distress and trauma among Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char in Bangladesh.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- The Development and Validation of a Measure of Mental Health, Help-Seeking Beliefs in Arabic-Speaking Refugees.Assessment · 2024Article
- Youth Perspectives on 'Highly Personalised and Measurement-Based Care': Qualitative Co-Design of Education Materials.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- A scoping review on the barriers to and facilitators of health services utilisation related to refugee settlement in regional or rural areas of the host country.BMC public health · 2024Article
- African migrant men's experiences and preferences for formal mental health help-seeking: meta-synthesis and recommendations.Australian journal of psychology · 2024Review
- Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: thematic review of four decades of research and interventions.BJPsych open · 2023Review
- Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia.International journal of mental health systems · 2023Article
- Conceptualisations of mental illness and stigma in Congolese, Arabic-speaking and Mandarin-speaking communities: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Trajectories of psychosocial symptoms and wellbeing in asylum seekers and refugees exposed to traumatic events and resettled in Western Europe, Turkey, and Uganda.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
- Considerations in designing trauma-focused interventions for displaced Afghan women.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Review
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Abstract
The current longitudinal study sought to identify predictors of professional help seeking for mental health problems amongst Afghan and Iraqi refugees five years post-settlement utilising the Building a New Life in Australia dataset (BNLA). Data were collected via face-to-face or phone interviews across five waves from October 2013 to March 2018. Afghan and Iraqi born refugees numbering 1180 and over 18 years of age with a permanent humanitarian visa were included in this study. The results suggest differences in help-seeking behaviors amongst the two ethnic groups. Amongst the Afghan sample, older adults with high psychological distress were more likely to seek help, while living in regional Australia, not requiring interpreters, and knowing how to find out information about government services were related to lower likelihood of help-seeking. Within the Iraqi sample, poor overall health and knowing how to find out about services were related to a greater likelihood of help-seeking, while fewer financial hardships decreased the likelihood of help-seeking. Amongst those with probable PTSD, disability was associated with an increased likelihood of help-seeking while experiencing fewer financial hardships and living in regional Australia resulted in a lower likelihood of help-seeking in this group. These results have implications for promotional material and mental health interventions, suggesting that more integrated services tailored to specific characteristics of ethnic groups are needed.
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