Association Between Treatment Seeking and Personal Knowledge of Others With Emotional or Mental Problems.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine whether people who screened positive for depression were more likely to have sought treatment if they had personal knowledge of other individuals with emotional or mental problems or of individuals who have sought treatment for them.

Methods

Participants who screened positive for current major depression (N=239) via an Internet-based depression screening study completed an online survey about seeking treatment for depression.

Results

After the authors controlled for social support, stigma, and demographic variables, analyses showed that individuals who personally knew someone with emotional or mental problems either within or outside of their family were more likely to themselves have sought treatment for depression. The

SUBMITTER: Tran MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448662 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature