Influences on help-seeking for serious mental illness in Dhaka, bangladesh: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Early intervention can improve mental health outcomes for people living with serious mental illness (SMI). Understanding what factors influence patients' health help-seeking decisions are important in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resources and outcomes are poor, particularly in slums, to help inform targeted intervention approaches.

Methods

A concurrent triangulation mixed methods study conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh, using a quantitative pathway to care questionnaire with individuals from a local slum (Korail) attending the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), a specialised hospital for mental health services. Qualitative interviews were conducted with people with SMI and family caregivers living in Korail.

Results

28,896 patients att

SUBMITTER: Jilka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12948840 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature