Perceptions Toward Mental Illness and Seeking Psychological Help among Bhutanese Refugees Resettled in the U.S
| Autor: | Sudarshan Pyakurel, Jhuma Acharya, Jennifer Kue, Hannah MacDowell, Dianne Morrison-Beedy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Mental Health Services medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Refugee MEDLINE Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Perception medicine Humans Young adult Psychiatry Bhutan media_common Refugees 030504 nursing Mental Disorders fungi Age Factors Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health United States 030227 psychiatry Socioeconomic Factors Community health Female Pshychiatric Mental Health 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Issues in mental health nursing. 41(3) |
| ISSN: | 1096-4673 |
| Popis: | This study examined perceptions toward mental health and seeking psychological care among Bhutanese refugees in a large Midwestern U.S. city. Bhutanese adults (n = 201) completed a community health needs assessment. Survey questions addressed beliefs toward mental health and seeking psychological care. Perceptions toward mental illness and receiving psychological help were generally negative among participants. Over 71% believed others would look unfavorably on a person who sought out a counselor. Participants who had less than a high school education, were 35 years and older, and lived in refugee camps for more than 20 years had significantly greater negative beliefs toward mental illness. Over one-third (34.8%) of participants reported access to counseling services as being somewhat of a problem or a serious problem. These findings may inform future research and interventions aimed at improving mental health among Bhutanese refugees. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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