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ArticleThe International journal of social psychiatry2024

Mental health service utilization and help seeking behaviours of adult Cambodians living in Western countries: A systematic scoping review.

Vannaral Than, Nastaran Doroud, Lisa O'Brien

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Article in The International journal of social psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vannaral ThanSwinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0009-0005-0852-4508
Nastaran DoroudSwinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.
Lisa O'BrienSwinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4149-6669
Swinburne University of Technology · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth disparity and under-utilization of health services is prevalent among Asian refugees and migrants in Western countries and can profoundly impact health outcomes. Cambodians who survived extreme physical and emotional trauma during the genocides enacted by the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970's are particularly vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes decades later. Understanding the experiences of help-seeking and service use by displaced Cambodians in Western countries may help to design more effective and culturally safe healthcare services.

aimsTo identify characteristics or factors associated with help seeking behaviours and service utilization of displaced Cambodians with mental health issues living in Western countries.

methodsThis review followed the Arksey & O'Malley methodological framework for scoping reviews. Articles for review were identified through searches of nine electronic databases and manual searches. Relevant articles were selected, and data was extracted and synthesized into key themes.

resultsThis review included 15 articles. Most of the studies were conducted in the USA (

conclusionMental health services in Western countries are likely to be under-utilized by Cambodians due to a mismatch between health beliefs and Western models of care. Further investigation of the association between health beliefs and barriers to service utilization among adult Cambodian refugees is warranted.

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GenocideMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareRefugeesAdultCambodiaCanadaCultureHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHelp-Seeking BehaviorHumansNew ZealandSoutheast Asian PeopleUnited StatesAdultCambodianhelp-seekingmental healthrefugeesservice utilization

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PMID38420918
PMCPMC11144358
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