Background Increasing rates of mental health problems among adolescents are of concern.
Teens who are most in need of mental health attention are reluctant to seek help. A better …

Depression and anxiety often emerge for the first time during youth. The school environment
provides an ideal context to deliver prevention programs, with potential to offset the …

Despite elevated rates of psychological disorders amongst individuals from a refugee
background, levels of mental health help-seeking in these populations are low. There is an …

Treatments have been developed and tested to successfully reduce the symptoms and
disabilities of many mental illnesses. Unfortunately, people distressed by these illnesses …

BackgroundIndividuals often avoid or delay seeking professional help for mental health
problems. Stigma may be a key deterrent to help-seeking but this has not been reviewed …

Psychological models can help to understand why many people suffering from major
depression do not seek help. Using the 'Behavioral Model of Health Services Use', this study …

Background: Depression and anxiety are common mental health difficulties experienced by
university students and can impair academic and social functioning. Students are limited in …

Objectives Mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) are common and
burdensome among college students. Although available evidence suggests that only a …

Help-seeking is important to access appropriate care and improve mental health. However,
individuals often delay or avoid seeking help for mental health problems. Interventions to …

Background: Young people regularly use online services to seek help and look for
information about mental health problems. Yet little is known about the effects that online …