An integrative review of barriers and facilitators associated with mental health help seeking among indigenous populations

CJ Goetz, CJ Mushquash… - Psychiatric Services, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Indigenous populations, compared with majority populations, have a reduced
likelihood of receiving professional help for mental health, contributing to health disparities …

Assessing service use for mental health by Indigenous populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America: a rapid review of population …

C McIntyre, MG Harris, AJ Baxter, S Leske… - Health Research Policy …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Indigenous people in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United
States of America experience disproportionately poor mental health compared to their non …

Factors impacting the current trends in the use of outpatient psychiatric treatment among diverse ethnic groups

EA Turner, HL Cheng, JD Llamas… - Current Psychiatry …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite decades of research on the treatment of mental illness, providing services to the
public remains a significant concern. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease …

Barriers to effective mental health services for African Americans

LR Snowden - Mental health services research, 2001 - Springer
Abstract Many African Americans—especially the most marginal—suffer from mental health
problems and would benefit from timely access to appropriate forms of care. However, few …

Global focus, local acts: providing mental health services to indigenous people

K Zinck, S Marmion - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2011 - Elsevier
Four fundamental challenges to the provision of mental health services to indigenous
populations are discussed, including proximity to services, community knowledge of mental …

Barriers to mental health care access in an African American population

V Hines-Martin, M Malone, S Kim… - Issues in mental health …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Emphasis has been placed on understanding the mental health disparities that exist within
minority populations in the United States. Disparities are of particular importance when …

Access and utilization of mental health services among Pacific Islanders.

PP Kwan, J Soniega-Sherwood… - … American Journal of …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Partly due to their small population size, Pacific Islanders (PIs) are often understudied in
mental health research and interventions. Although scant, existing research has …

Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda

JR Nsereko, D Kizza, F Kigozi, J Ssebunnya… - International journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Mental health facilities in Uganda remain underutilized, despite efforts to
decentralize the services. One of the possible explanations for this is the help-seeking …

Mental health help-seeking profiles among African Americans: Exploring the influence of religion

K Hays, KD Lincoln - Race and Social Problems, 2017 - Springer
African Americans with mental health problems consult a variety of sources for assistance.
Most studies report a preference for informal sources rather than professional sources of …

Decolonizing mental health services for indigenous clients: A training program for mental health professionals

ME Lewis, EE Hartwell, LL Myhra - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Culturally appropriate mental health services are essential for Indigenous people who suffer
the greatest mental health disparities of any ethnic group in the US However, few mental …