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Correlates of a perceived need for mental health assistance and differences between those who do and do not seek help

Rabinowitz, J., Gross, R., Feldman, D.·1999·Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Abstract

Background This study examined prevalence of perceived need for mental health assistance, characteristics of people with a perceived need, and how persons with a need who sought help were different from those who did not. Methods A national random phone survey (n = 1,394) was conducted in Israel, which included questions about (1) perceived need for mental health assistance and (2) help seeking. Results Prevalence of life-time and recent perceived need for males was 21% and 10.7%, and for females 31% and 15.1%. Of those with a perceived need, 31.4% of males and 41.6% of females had gone for help. Based on logistic regression models, the variables associated with need were being female, divorced, having a chronic physical disease, and low income (for males only), while predictors of help seeking were living in a big city and not being a recent immigrant. The major sources of help in descending order were: mental health professionals (46%), family physician (25%), family or friends (19%), and other (10%). Conclusions A majority of people who feel that they need help for mental health problems do not get help.

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Authors
Rabinowitz, J., Gross, R., & Feldman, D.
Affiliations
  • Bar-Ilan University (IL)
  • Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute (IL)
  • Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
Venue
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published
1999-04-12
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
141-146
ISSN
  • 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-9285
OpenAlex
W2031611123
Cited by
86
References
11
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Keywords
help-seeking, help-seeking barriers, gender differences, chronic physical illness, low income, new immigrants, urban residence, sources of help, Israel
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Demography, Female, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Israel, Male, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Random Allocation, Sampling Studies, Statistics as Topic, Telephone, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Health Care Surveys

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