The relationship between access to mental health resources and use of preferred effective mental health treatment

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra L. Silverman ◽  
Bethany A. Teachman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
The Relationship

The provision of mental health treatment after screening: exploring the relationship between treatment setting and treatment intensity

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 581-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Shiner ◽  
Christine Tang ◽  
Andrew C. Trapp ◽  
Renata Konrad ◽  
Isa Bar-On ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Treatment Setting ◽  
Treatment Intensity ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Ethnic Identity Salience, Socioeconomic Status, and Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Treatment as Predictors of Receptivity to Community-Based Psychoeducation among African American Men

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Hadiya DuBose-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Identity Salience ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
The Relationship

Problem Distrust and socioeconomic barriers are widely recognized as contributors to disparities in the healthcare system, particularly as it relates to mental health care (Lindinger-Sternart, 2015; National Alliance on Mental Illness, n.d.). African Americans continually experience societal pressures to disassociate with African American culture and to assimilate into mainstream culture. Perhaps accessing mental health services via a counselor is an extension of that pressure. In this way, the traditional counseling model for mental health intervention is a culturally counterintuitive approach for developing mental health among African American men. Men are a subset of the African American community that tends to engage in mental health treatment at a significantly lower rate than the general population. Conversely, research suggests that their distress is as significant if not more so than that of majority groups (Mental Health America, n.d.; Roberson & Fitzgerald, 1992; Snowden, 2012). Research shows that cultural and systematic factors drive the underuse of mental health services among African American men (particularly counseling). Community-based psychoeducation spread by community members may be a means of making mental health information more accessible to this population in culturally congruent and enfranchised ways. Method A quantitative, non-experimental survey design was employed to examine the relationship between 1) ethnic identity salience, 2) socioeconomic status (the exogenous variables), and 3) attitudes toward seeking mental health treatment (both endogenous and exogenous) as predictors of receptivity toward community-based psychoeducation (the dependent/endogenous variable) among African American men. ANOVA and Structural Equation Modeling were employed to consider the relationship between variables and the latent construct. Convenience sampling was used to recruit a nationally representative sample of 461 African American men from across the country through the employment of Qualtrics data collection servicer. Following data collection, data were screened and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software programs to ensure valid interpretation. Results The results indicated that African American men are most receptive to discussing/receiving mental health information with counselors, friends, and family, and in the corresponding settings (in counseling, social settings, or at home, respectively). Receptivity in those settings had no significant difference, which conveys comparable openness to discussing/receiving mental health information (i.e., psychoeducation). Such findings are indicative of community-based psychoeducation as an alternative to counseling. Overall, respondents were somewhat receptive to a variety of identified settings/individuals; however, barbershops/barbers were the least preferred option for discussing/receiving mental health information. Further, the original structural equation model poorly fit the collected data, so it was adjusted as informed by theory and supported by the literature. The final, good-fitting model explained only 18% of the variance in the dependent variable though it yielded unique insight into the relationship of the variables. Ethnic Identity Salience and Socioeconomic Status were meaningful predictors of Receptivity to Community-based Psychoeducation. Help-seeking Propensity was the only assessed Attitude toward Seeking Mental Health Treatment that was meaningful in the empirical model. Conclusions The findings support the existing research that African American men are receptive to community-based psychoeducation when administered through the appropriate channels. Given issues with feasibility and access, community-based psychoeducation dispersed through families and friends at home and in social settings may be preferable to counseling as a means of increasing mental health literacy among the general U.S. population of African American men. Future studies should strive to conceptualize mental health intervention in culturally congruent ways, develop community-based intervention modalities, and study African Americans in novel exploratory ways to generate practical mental health advancement. They should also consider how the changing zeitgeist, individual attitudes, and meaningful personal relationships impact the discussion of mental health and utilization of services among African American men.

Examining mental health locus of origin as a mediator of the relationship between identifying a psychological disorder and recommending treatment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinushini Arunagiri ◽  
Christopher DeJesus ◽  
Olivia Peros ◽  
Erin Ward-Ciesielski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Treatment Use ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Research on mental health treatment barriers has yielded little progress toward increasing treatment use. This study examined whether participants’ mental health locus of origin, an attribution that a mental disorder is either biologically or environmentally caused, affected their ability to identify a psychological disorder and recommend appropriate treatment for it. Methods: 163 participants with no history of mental health treatment were presented case vignettes to diagnose and recommend treatment for and completed mental health locus of origin questionnaire. Results: Structural equation modelling was used to find a statistically significant relationship between identifying a psychological disorder and recommending appropriate treatment for it; however, participants’ mental health locus of origin did not mediate the relationship. Conclusions: Participants had more difficulty labeling and recommending appropriate treatment for the vignettes with a mild or severe problem, suggesting that increasing knowledge about psychological disorders and corresponding appropriate treatments may address the treatment gap.

scholarly journals Does PTSD moderate the relationship between social support and suicide risk in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans seeking mental health treatment?

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1001-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Jakupcak ◽  
Steven Vannoy ◽  
Zac Imel ◽  
Jessica W. Cook ◽  
Alan Fontana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Afghanistan War ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
The Relationship

Inmate Self-Injurious Behaviors

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayden P. Smith ◽  
Robert J. Kaminski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Health Functioning ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Incident Reports

The current study examines demographic, health functioning, and criminogenic correlates of self-injurious behaviors. Incident reports for all 28 South Carolina correctional facilities were collected during a 30-month period, evidencing 189 inmates who self-injure contrasted with 22,794 inmates who do not. Self-injury was significantly associated with the disproportionate utilization of health resources, specifically through major mental health treatment and institutional restriction. Characteristics of incarcerated self-injurers revealed discernible maladjustment to the correctional milieu, with each self-injury incident being associated with a 37% increase in the number of disciplinary incidents. Moreover, the earlier incarceration period represented a period of greater risk. Each additional year in prison was associated with a 25% increase in self-injurious events, which then declined with further years of imprisonment. These unique characteristics are discussed, and salient policy implications are recommended.

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