한국인의 정신건강 도움요청행위에 영향을 미치는 요인

초록

The primary purpose of this study is to explore help-seeking behavior of Koreans with mental health problems and provide a basis for strategies to facilitate use of mental health services. A self-administered questionnaire was designed for a survey of 300 voluntary respondents to identify which of the factors among predisposing, enabling, and need factors affect the behavior of seeking help from general medical providers and mental health professionals. The study results showed that sex, trust/mistrust, and subjective need were the most influential factors affecting the use of general medical services, while objective need, sex, past experience of using resources and social sanction being the most influential in the use of mental health services. In the conclusion, this study discussed the need to enhance mental health literacy among the general public, apply gender-specific strategies in promoting help-seeking behavior, and increase the role of screening and referral among general medical providers.

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