Help-seeking behaviors for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the nature of communication has changed dramatically owing to lockdowns and the need for social distancing with ongoing outbreaks. As a result, patient's help-seeking behavior for mental health may have changed. We summarized the research on help-seeking behavior for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigated changes that have occurred.

Methods

This study was a systematic review. We searched four literature databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CHINAHL, and PsycINFO. We included the following in the review: 1) studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2) studies that dealt with help-seeking behavior for mental health. Eligible studies were summarized according to characteristics such as research participants and study

SUBMITTER: Yonemoto N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9684094 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature