Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Community Ment Health J. 2020 Jan;56(1):75-78. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00464-y. Epub 2019 Sep 21.
Mental health services are globally less utilized because of several psychosocial barriers that vary from culture to culture. Regarding Pakistan, a serious knowledge gap existed in this regard. The current study was aimed at exploring the barriers for Pakistanis which stop them from seeking psychological help. The survey involved 3500 participants from 5 cities. The sample was sufficiently rich to be categorized based on gender, age, education, profession and income. Data was gathered through interviews and a self-report questionnaire. Lack of faith in psychological treatment, prior personal experience, religious fatalism, carelessness for mental disorders, social defame, personal shame, bad reputation of mental health practitioners, prohibition by family, and fear of treatment were found to be the barriers in seeking psychological help. To overcome these barriers, the participants of the current study suggested the mental health practitioners of the country to raise awareness on mental health and improve mental health services.
心理健康服务在全球范围内的利用率较低，这是因为存在着各种因文化而异的心理社会障碍。在巴基斯坦，这方面存在着严重的知识差距。本研究旨在探讨巴基斯坦人在寻求心理帮助时所面临的障碍。该调查涉及来自 5 个城市的 3500 名参与者。该样本足够丰富，可以根据性别、年龄、教育程度、职业和收入进行分类。数据通过访谈和自我报告问卷收集。研究发现，缺乏对心理治疗的信任、个人先前的经历、宗教宿命论、对精神障碍的漠不关心、社会诽谤、个人羞耻感、精神卫生从业者的坏名声、家庭禁止以及对治疗的恐惧是寻求心理帮助的障碍。为了克服这些障碍，本研究的参与者建议该国的心理健康从业者提高对心理健康的认识并改善心理健康服务。
