Cultural and contextual influences in mental health help seeking: a focus on ethnic minority youth
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In this article, a mental health help-seeking model is offered as a framework for understanding cultural and contextual factors that affect ethnic minority adolescents' pathways into mental health services. The effects of culture and context are profound across the entire help-seeking pathway, from problem identification to choice of treatment providers. The authors argue that an understanding of these help-seeking pathways provides insights into ethnic group differences in mental health care utilization and that further research in this area is needed.
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Culture can provide a lens through which to better understand how young people think about mental health, whether they seek help, and how they interact with professionals.
“because culture can provide a lens through which to better understand how young people think about mental health, whether they seek help for mental health problems, and how young people and mental health professionals interact with one another. 161”
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- Authors
- Cauce, A. M., Domenech-Rodríguez, M., Paradise, M., Cochran, B. N., Shea, J. M., Srebnik, D., & Baydar, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- ORCID
- Cochran, Bryan N.
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2002
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 44-55
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W2086380958
- Cited by
- 766
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 21.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Keywords
- mental health help-seeking, ethnic minority youth, adolescents, cultural influence, contextual factors, help-seeking pathways, mental health service utilization, ethnic differences, problem identification
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Culture, Ethnicity, Humans, Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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