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Gender and self-reported mental health problems: predictors of help seeking from a general practitioner

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Doherty, D. Tedstone, Kartalova‐O'Doherty, Y.·2010·British Journal of Health Psychology

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Objectives: Findings have shown that many people do not seek help when experiencing psychological distress. The main aim of this paper is to examine the socio‐demographic and health status factors that predict help seeking for self‐reported mental health problems for males and females from a general practitioner (GP). Design: The analysis used data from the HRB National Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Survey – a telephone survey of the population aged 18 years and over. Methods: Telephone numbers were selected on a random probability basis. An initial set of random clusters was selected from the Geodirectory. Using these sampling areas, random digit dialling was used to generate a random telephone sample. Data were weighted on key variables. Respondents who reported mental health problems in the previous year were included in the current study (382/2,674). Results: The findings showed gender differences in the models of predictors between males and females with more factors influencing attendance at the GP for males than for females. While only social limitations and access to free health care predicted female attendance, a range of socio‐demographic and psychological factors influenced male attendance. Conclusions: Findings suggest that a ‘gender sensitive approach’ should be applied to mental health policies and mental health promotion and prevention programmes. Acknowledgement and awareness of the factors that influence help seeking will aid the design of gender specific promotion, prevention, and treatment programmes at primary care level.

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Authors
Doherty, D. T., & Kartalova‐O'Doherty, Y.
Affiliations
Health Research Board (IE)
Corresponding author
Doherty, D. Tedstone
Venue
British Journal of Health Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-02
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
213-228
ISSN
  • 1359-107X (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8287
OpenAlex
W2106154044
Cited by
221
References
29
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FWCI
6.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • British Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Health Research Board
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
Keywords
help-seeking, gender differences, psychological distress, general practitioner attendance, primary care, sociodemographic predictors, social limitations, mental health promotion
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Health Status, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Physicians, Family, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Self Disclosure, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological, Health Behavior, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Young Adult

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