Religious commitment, spirituality, and attitudes toward God as related to psychological and medical help-seeking: The role of spiritual bypass.

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Fox ◽  
Gabriela Picciotto ◽  
Craig S. Cashwell ◽  
Everett L. Worthington ◽  
Melissa J. Basso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Spiritual Bypass

Intersecting cultural identities and help-seeking attitudes: the role of religious commitment, gender, and self-stigma of seeking help

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Brenner ◽  
Kelsey E. Engel ◽  
David L. Vogel ◽  
Jeritt R. Tucker ◽  
Niwako Yamawaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Seeking Help

Role of traditional healers in the pathway of service for a sample of obsessive compulsive disorder patients in Egypt

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402096335
Author(s):  
Tarek Okasha ◽  
Mahmoud M Elhabiby ◽  
Nesreen Mohsen ◽  
Hussein Sharaf ◽  
Zeinab Elnagar
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Correlates ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Background: The diagnosis and treatment of an illness using traditional medicine is in most cases culture-specific and based on beliefs in the community. The majority of mentally ill patients prefer to attend to traditional healers because of the trust problems in the system, affordability, accessibility, and ease of the service. Aim: To assess the role of traditional healers among the pathway of psychiatric services of OCD patients, and to highlight its clinical correlates. Methods: we assessed 93 patients with OCD after confirmation of the diagnosis with fifth version of MINI semi structured interview, using a questionnaire designed and accustomed by authors to assess help seeking behavior in OCD patients and its sociodemographic and clinical correlates. Type of symptomatology and its severity were assessed using Y-BOCS. Results: A total of 39.8% sought traditional healers help, 94.6% were before psychiatric advice, main symptoms related to traditional healers seeking were religious and sexual obsessions. Main causes of traditional healers’ preference were stigma of seeking psychiatric advice in 89.2% of cases, considering disease related to religion in 81.1%, considering that religious commitment help in treatment 75, 7%, and considering disease related to magic and superstitions in 45.9%. Religious origin of illness was the most statistically significant factor related to seeking advice at traditional healers. Conclusion: This study shows that a significant percentage of the patients suffering from OCD prefer to approach traditional healers first due to their own beliefs mainly religious, and society acceptance.

Deciding on couple therapy: The role of masculinity in relationship help-seeking.

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Parnell ◽  
Joseph H. Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Couple Therapy

scholarly journals Language Proficiency and Migrant–Native Disparities in Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4782
Author(s):  
Sousan Hamwi ◽  
Elsa Lorthe ◽  
Henrique Barros
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Native Women ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

Migrant women have a higher risk of developing postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) than do native women. This study aimed to investigate the role of host-country language proficiency in this disparity. We analysed the data of 1475 migrant and 1415 native women who gave birth at a Portuguese public hospital between 2017 and 2019 and were participants in the baMBINO cohort study. Migrants’ language proficiency was self-rated and comprised understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. PPDS were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale with a cut-off score of ≥10. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the association between language proficiency and PPDS. PPDS were experienced by 7.2% of native women and 12.4% among migrants (p < 0.001). Increasing proportions of PPDS were observed among decreasing Portuguese proficiency levels; 11% among full, 13% among intermediate, and 18% among limited proficiency women (ptrend < 0.001). Full (aOR 1.63 (95% CI 1.21–2.19)), intermediate (aOR 1.68 (95% CI 1.16–2.42)), and limited (aOR 2.55 (95% CI 1.64–3.99)) language proficiencies were associated with increasingly higher odds of PPDS among migrant women, compared to native proficiency. Prevention measures should target migrant women at high risk of PPDS, namely those with limited language skills, and promote awareness, early detection, and help-seeking, in addition to facilitating communication in their perinatal healthcare encounters.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of suicide and suicide attempt in northwest of Iran: incidence, predictors, and socioeconomic status and the role of sociocultural status

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fakhari ◽  
Mostafa Farahbakhsh ◽  
Elham Davtalab Esmaeili ◽  
Hosein Azizi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multiple Variable ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background A detailed community-level understanding of socioeconomic status (SES) and sociocultural status (SCS) of suicides and suicide attempters (SAs) in a prospective design could have significant implications for policymakers at the local prevention and treatment levels. The effect of SCS and SES on SAs is poorly understood and investigated in Iran. The present study aimed to investigate the incidence, trend, and role of SES and SCS on suicide and SAs. Methods A longitudinal study was conducted based on the registry for SAs in Malekan County, Iran, from 2015 to 2018. Demographic characteristics, SES, SCS, incidence rates, and predictors of suicidal behaviors were measured via structured instruments. Simple and multiple logistic regressions were used to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results A total of 853 SAs (32 suicides and 821 attempts) were identified during the study. Trend analysis revealed that the suicide rate significantly decreased from 2014 (10.28) to 2018 (1.75) per 100,000. In the final multiple variable models, age (26–40), male sex, unemployment, antisocial activities, history of SA, hanging method, and season (spring) increased the suicide risk while religious commitment had protective effects on suicide. Conclusions Our findings indicated that demographic characteristics, low SES, and SCS are associated with suicide. In this county, trend of suicide and SA were decreased from 2014 to 2018. This study findings highlight the need to consider a wide range of contextual variables, socio-demographic, SES, and SCS in suicide prevention strategies. Improving inter-sectoral collaborations and policymakers’ attitudes are imperative for SA reduction.

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