A systematic review of help-seeking interventions for depression, anxiety and general psychological distress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression and anxiety are treatable disorders, yet many people do not seek professional help. Interventions designed to improve help-seeking attitudes and increase help-seeking intentions and behaviour have been evaluated in recent times. However, there have been no systematic reviews of the efficacy or effectiveness of these interventions in promoting help-seeking. Therefore, this paper reports a systematic review of published randomised controlled trials targeting help-seeking attitudes, intentions or behaviours for depression, anxiety, and general psychological distress.

Methods

Studies were identified through searches of PubMed, PsycInfo, and the Cochrane database in November 2011. Studies were included if they included a randomised controlled trial of at lea

SUBMITTER: Gulliver A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3464688 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature