HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
pp. 92-97
Author(s):  
Van Hung Nguyen ◽  
Thi Huong Lan Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Year Medical Students ◽  
Mental Well Being

Introduction: Help seeking behavior is an integral skill that helps students to improve their mental well-being. However, little evidence on this issue has been known among first year Vietnamese medical students. Objectives: To provide understandings on help seeking behaviors among medical students; and To identify factors associated with help seeking behaviors among first year medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 671 first year medical students at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Depression, Anxiety and Stress scales 21 items (Lovibond, 1995) and Attitude Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Helps (Allyn, 1995) were used to collect data. Results: Mean of age was 18.8 ± 0.8. There was 56% students had never ever heard about help seeking behaviors and 79% had misperception. There was only 2.4% of students ready to seek professional helps when facing with depressive, stress or anxious symptoms; 14% of students often sought helps, mostly from their parents or friends. Whereas, seeking medical or psychological helps for mental well-being accounted for only 12%. Conclusion: Seeking professional help was low whereas a significantly high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was found among freshman medical students. Health education on help seeking behavior could be a necessary intervention for improving mental well-being for first year medical students. Key words: Help seeking behaviors, depression, anxiety, and stress scales; medical students

scholarly journals Help Seeking Behavior in a Diverse Sample of Asian American Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Nguyen ◽  
Rosalie Corona ◽  
Matthew Peter DeCarlo ◽  
Anna Yaros ◽  
Anh Thuy Le ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Seeking Behavior

We sought to characterize the help-seeking behavior of Asian Americans living in a Southeastern community in the U.S. by examining different types of services sought, help-seeking preferences, and how demographic characteristics and mental health problems (including domestic violence) predicted these behaviors. 610 Asian Americans (mean age = 39.43 years; 59.6% female; 75% immigrants) completed an anonymous, community survey that included measures of different types of help-seeking behaviors and preferences, mental health symptoms, and exposure to domestic violence. The two most-frequently help-seeking behaviors included seeking advice from friends, family members, or relatives (66.7%), and visiting a medical doctor (46.4%).  In logistic regression models, older age, sex, immigrant status and symptomatic depression predicted different types of help-seeking behaviors and preferences. Neither domestic violence experience or symptomatic anxiety significantly predicted help-seeking.

scholarly journals Does mental health literacy influence help-seeking behavior in medical students?

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Nandini Amithya Pramesi Lumaksono ◽  
Pudji Lestari ◽  
Azimatul Karimah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Good Attitude

Introduction: Medical students are experiencing uncertainty in finding the appropriate help for their mental health problems. When they finally decide to seek help, some of them are already in a mental crisis. The suitable indicator for early identification of mental disorder is mental health literacy. Mental health literacy also functions as a tool to decrease stigma towards people with mental illness and to improve help-seeking behavior. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of mental health literacy to help-seeking behavior and to describe mental health literacy and help-seeking behavior of the medical students.Methods: The study design was observational analytical. Participants filled demographic data and answered questionnaire via an online file sharing platform. The questionnaires used in this study were Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) and Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Short Form (ATSPPH-SF). The influence of mental health literacy to help-seeking behavior was analyzed using logistic regression analysis.  Results: The respondents were 60 medical students. No differences of literacy and attitude were found across the admission years. Overall, the students had good literacy and attitude. Students showed lower scores in the MHLS attributes containing ideas about self-treatments, confidentiality, social distance, and reliance on self. Being literate in the total score of MHLS did not influence on having a good attitude in ATSPPH-SF (p=0.303). Only by being literate in attitudes that promote recognition and help-seeking, the students showed a good attitude in ATSPPH-SF (p-value=0.027).  Conclusion: There was no influence on mental health literacy to help-seeking behavior.

Help-seeking behaviors and mental well-being of first year undergraduate university students

2016 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Goodwin ◽  
Laura Behan ◽  
Peter Kelly ◽  
Karen McCarthy ◽  
Aine Horgan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Mental Well Being

scholarly journals Mental Well-Being in First Year Medical Students: A Comparison by Race and Gender

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel R. Hardeman ◽  
Julia M. Przedworski ◽  
Sara E. Burke ◽  
Diana J. Burgess ◽  
Sean M. Phelan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
First Year Medical Students ◽  
Mental Well Being

scholarly journals Comparing mental distress and help-seeking among first-year medical students in Norway: results of two cross-sectional surveys 20 years apart

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e036968
Author(s):  
Nora Ruud ◽  
Lise Tevik Løvseth ◽  
Karin Isaksson Ro ◽  
Reidar Tyssen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Clinical Importance ◽  
Female Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Medical Students

ObjectiveTo investigate any changes in mental distress levels over 20 years among medical students, as well as the clinical importance of these changes.DesignTwo cross-sectional surveys 20 years apart.SettingThe surveys were performed at two Norwegian medical faculties in 1993 and 2015.ParticipantsOne hundred and seventy-four first-year medical students in 1993 were compared with 169 students in 2015.Main outcome measuresMental distress (Hopkins Symptom Checklist 5) and Mental Health Problems in Need of Treatment.ResultsMental distress increased from 1993 to 2015 (p<0.001) due to a larger increase among female students, which seemed to be of clinical importance (Cohen’s d=0.63). There was a significant gender difference in mental distress in 2015 (p=0.007), but not in 1993. Independent factors associated with mental distress in 2015 were female sex (p<0.001), low perceived social support from parents (p=0.023) and low perceived social support from other friends (p=0.048). Additional analyses showed that social support from friends was more important for female students than for their male peers. From 1993 to 2015, there was no significant increase in the proportion of female students reporting previous mental health problems in need of treatment (21.3% vs 27.8%), but we found a significant increase in help-seeking among those in need of treatment over these years from 30.0% (6/20) to 74.3% (26/35; p=0.003).ConclusionsWe found a significant increase in mental distress among female medical students over the past 20 years, but also a promising increase in help-seeking among those in need of treatment. The strong and important association between low social support and mental distress should urge both universities and students to maintain students’ social life after entering medical school.

Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Help-Seeking Behavior in a Hispanic-Serving Institution

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Lan Cheng ◽  
Richard Martinez ◽  
Jessica L. Jackson ◽  
Casey N. Durham ◽  
Jill K. Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institution ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Hispanic Serving

scholarly journals “I Wanted to Be There as a Father, but I Couldn’t”: A Qualitative Study of Fathers’ Experiences of Postpartum Depression and Their Help-Seeking Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 155798832110243
Author(s):  
Sarah Christine Pedersen ◽  
Helle Terkildsen Maindal ◽  
Knud Ryom
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Common Mental Health Problems

Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common mental health problems among new parents. Past studies have examined PPD in women; however, the condition is less understood in men. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of men or fathers with PPD and to understand the barriers and facilitators of help-seeking among fathers with PPD. Eight fathers with PPD were interviewed and data were subsequently analyzed through interpretative phenomenological analysis. The fathers perceived fatherhood as an overwhelming experience and feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness were two of the main themes in the fathers’ experiences of PPD. The feeling of inadequacy and powerlessness was related to the fathers’ expectations for themselves and their role as a father. The fathers’ sense of inadequacy and powerlessness sometimes turned into anger and frustrations. In addition, the fathers experienced a variety of contributing stressors around the birth of their child. Further, the analysis revealed how the fathers’ help-seeking behavior was influenced by five contributing factors: recognition and perception of depressive symptoms; knowledge and beliefs about PPD; taboo, stigma and conforming to masculine norms; the fathers’ partner; screening and perinatal healthcare services. Paternal PPD has a significant impact on the fathers’ wellbeing and everyday lives. Findings indicate that parents-to-be may benefit from education on paternal PDD, and they highlight the importance of screening for paternal PPD and support tailored to the needs of fathers with signs of PPD.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 pandemic and first-year medical students’ academic motivation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidos K. Bolatov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Medical Students

Abstract The study aimed to investigate the relationships between academic motivation and the psychological well-being of 1st-year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The total number of respondents in the cross-sectional study was 273. Intrinsic motivation was positively correlated with fear of COVID-19 and negatively correlated with psychological collapse and negative changes in quality of life due to the COVID-19. Extrinsic motivation positively associated with fear of COVID-19. Amotivation positively correlated with psychological collapse and negative changes in quality of life. In conclusion, COVID-19-related changes in quality of life and psychological destruction were predictors of academic motivation among 1st-year medical students.

Promoting Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior Among First-Year College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Pace ◽  
Kami Silk ◽  
Samantha Nazione ◽  
Laura Fournier ◽  
Jan Collins-Eaglin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
First Year ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Year College Students
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