Lewandowska Aleksandra, Jankowski Mateusz, Gujski Mariusz, Mularczyk-Tomczewska Paulina, Szulc Agata, Silczuk Andrzej
Children Psychiatry Unit Specialized Psychiatric Health Care Centre in Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Department of Population Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Front Public Health. 2025 Jun 12;13:1612066. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1612066. eCollection 2025.
The decision to use psychological or psychiatric help is complex and depends on many interrelated factors. This study aimed to characterize self-reported help-seeking behavior in the event of mental disorders among adults in Poland.
This questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was carried out in March 2025 using computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI) among 1,114 adults in Poland. Quota-sampling method was used.
Most of the respondents (54.8%) declared that they would be able to recognize symptoms related to mental disorders on their own, and 50.7% declared that they would be able to recognize symptoms related to mental disorders in others and recognize people who require the help of a psychiatrist or psychologist. Over two-thirds of respondents (67.1%) declared that they know where to seek help if they experience mental disorders on their own and 61.4% declared that they know where to seek help if a child or teenager is experiencing mental disorders. Only 17.2% of respondents declared that enough activities are carried out in Poland to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders. In multivariable logistic regression, female gender, ever visit to a specialist due to mental disorders and a history of mental disorders in the close family were the most important factors associated ( < 0.05) with self-reported help-seeking behavior in the event of mental disorders.
This study revealed significant gaps in self-reported help-seeking behavior in the event of mental disorders among adults in Poland. Public health interventions are needed to strengthen mental health literacy among adults in Poland, particularly concerning help-seeking behavior.
决定寻求心理或精神科帮助是复杂的，取决于许多相互关联的因素。本研究旨在描述波兰成年人在出现精神障碍时自我报告的求助行为特征。
这项基于问卷的横断面调查于2025年3月采用计算机辅助网络访谈（CAWI）对波兰1114名成年人进行。采用配额抽样方法。
大多数受访者（54.8%）表示他们能够自行识别与精神障碍相关的症状，50.7%表示他们能够识别他人与精神障碍相关的症状，并识别出需要精神科医生或心理学家帮助的人。超过三分之二的受访者（67.1%）表示他们知道如果自己出现精神障碍该去哪里寻求帮助，61.4%表示他们知道如果孩子或青少年出现精神障碍该去哪里寻求帮助。只有17.2%的受访者表示波兰开展了足够的活动来促进心理健康和预防精神障碍。在多变量逻辑回归中，女性、曾因精神障碍就诊于专科医生以及近亲有精神障碍病史是与出现精神障碍时自我报告的求助行为相关的最重要因素（<0.05）。
本研究揭示了波兰成年人在出现精神障碍时自我报告的求助行为存在重大差距。需要采取公共卫生干预措施来提高波兰成年人的心理健康素养，特别是关于求助行为方面。
