Ao Meng Qin, Xia Lin, Wang Xiao Qin, Fang Shu, Yang Bing Xiang, Liu Qian, Chen Jie, Zhou Si Chen, Li Xin Yi, Sun Ting, Lu Baili, Bao Anyu, Luo Dan, Ruan Juan
School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2023 Nov;50(6):901-911. doi: 10.1007/s10488-023-01277-8. Epub 2023 Jun 5.
Understanding the intention of community residents to seek help from mental health professionals (MHPs) is essential in targeting interventions that promote the prevention and treatment of depression. This study aimed to investigate the current status of Chinese community populations' depression help-seeking intentions from MHPs and explore factors influencing the intentions. Data were used from a survey conducted in a city in central China (n = 919 aged 38.68 ± 17.34, 72.1% female). Help-seeking intentions, help-seeking attitude, depression stigma, family function and depressive symptoms were measured. The total mean score on the intent to seek help from MHPs was 11.01 ± 7.78 and most of respondents were unwilling to seek professional help. Multiple linear regression showed that participants who were students, held a positive help-seeking attitude and had low personal stigma were more likely to have the intention to seek help from MHPs. It is necessary to utilize effective interventions to improve community residents' intention to seek professional help. These include promoting the importance of seeking professional assistance, optimizing the quality of mental health services and altering residents' prejudice to seeking professional help.
了解社区居民向心理健康专业人员（MHP）寻求帮助的意图对于针对性地开展促进抑郁症预防和治疗的干预措施至关重要。本研究旨在调查中国社区人群向MHP寻求抑郁症帮助的意图现状，并探索影响这些意图的因素。数据来自在中国中部一个城市进行的一项调查（n = 919，年龄38.68±17.34岁，女性占72.1%）。对寻求帮助的意图、寻求帮助的态度、抑郁症污名、家庭功能和抑郁症状进行了测量。向MHP寻求帮助的意图总平均分是11.01±7.78，大多数受访者不愿意寻求专业帮助。多元线性回归显示，学生、持有积极寻求帮助态度且个人污名较低的参与者更有可能有向MHP寻求帮助的意图。有必要采用有效的干预措施来提高社区居民寻求专业帮助的意愿。这些措施包括宣传寻求专业帮助的重要性、优化心理健康服务质量以及改变居民对寻求专业帮助的偏见。
