Connecting suicidal individuals to appropriate mental health care services is a key
component of suicide prevention efforts. This review aims to critically discuss the extant …

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 …

This article provides a review of the magnitude of mental disorders in children and
adolescents from recent community surveys across the world. Although there is substantial …

There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that only a minority of young people
experiencing suicidal thoughts or self‐harm present to any health services. This is of …

Purpose The objective of this review is to report on recent developments in youth mental
health incorporating all levels of severity of mental disorders encouraged by progress in the …

Background: Nonsuicidal self-harm includes cutting, scratching, burning and minor
overdosing. There have been few studies that have examined the rate of self-harm and …

Fewer men than women are diagnosed with depression, although commentaries about
men's depression suggest that the lower reported rates may be due to the widespread use of …

Help-negation is expressed behaviorally by the refusal or avoidance of available help and
cognitively by the inverse relationship between self-reported symptoms of psychological …

Abstract Background: Among Canadians aged 15 to 24, the rate of depression is higher than
at any other age, and suicide is the second leading cause of death. The current study …

During the potentially tumultuous adolescent period, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and
suicide attempts are relatively common, particularly amongst youth who present to mental …