'Go See Somebody': How Spouses Promote Mental Health Care
| Autor: | Lauren Gebhardt-Kram, Mieke Beth Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Debra Umberson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030505 public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Qualitative property Article Help-seeking 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 050902 family studies medicine Mental health care 0509 other social sciences Lesbian 0305 other medical science Psychology Psychiatry Depressive symptoms |
| Zdroj: | Soc Ment Health |
| ISSN: | 2156-8731 2156-8693 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2156869319834335 |
| Popis: | This study considers when, whether, and how spouses encourage professional mental health care by analyzing qualitative data from 90 in-depth interviews with gay, lesbian, and heterosexual spouses. Findings show that a majority of spouses are engaged in promoting each other’s mental health care but that the strategies used to promote care vary by gender and the gender composition of the couple. The majority of gay men and lesbian women promote care by framing mental health problems as largely biochemical, fixable only with professional care or medicine, and work to destigmatize this care. Lesbian women uniquely emphasize the influence of a spouse’s symptoms on marital quality as a reason to pursue care. Some heterosexual women and men also report seeing their spouse’s mental health care as something for them to deal with on their own and thus do not encourage care. This study has important implications for researchers looking to understand why some individuals seek mental health care and others do not and provides policymakers insight into mental health interventions via spouses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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