Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a common mental health condition among Black American women. Many factors may contribute to the development of depressive symptoms, such as gender and racial discrimination, financial strain, chronic health conditions, and caregiving responsibilities. Barriers such as the stigmatization of mental illness, less access to treatment, the lack of or inadequate health insurance, mistrust of providers, and limited health literacy prevent marginalized populations from seeking care. Previous literature has shown that mobile health interventions are effective and can increase access to mental health services and resources.

Objective

We aimed to understand the attitudes and perceptions of Black women toward using mental health services and determine the accept

SUBMITTER: McCall T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10398364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature