Factors that influence psychiatric help-seeking behavior in Japanese university students.

Factors that influence psychiatric help-seeking behavior in Japanese university students. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Apr 03;51:102058 Authors: Adachi H, Yamamura A, Nakamura-Taira N, Tanimukai H, Fujino R, Kudo T, Hirai K Abstract We investigated the periods from symptom onset to the first visit to the psychiatric consultation and the factors that influence psychiatric help-seeking behavior in university students. Students who first visited the psychiatric department of university health care center were the study participants. We surveyed the elicited information such as age, sex, period from symptom onset to the first visit, main symptoms, General Health Questionnaire GHQ-12, and perception of stigma associated with receiving a psychiatric consultation. We analyzed the factors affecting the duration until a psychiatric consultation was made using logistic regression analysis, examining age, sex, contents of the problem, GHQ-12, and stigma as independent variables. Of the participants, 48.2 % did not consult with a psychiatrist for more than 6 months and 51 participants (36.7 %) took more than a year before a consultation. We divided the study participants into two groups: early examinees and delayed examinees. In order to investigate the factors affecting the two groups, logistic regression analysis was performed. Of the independent variables, one consultation content (physical symptoms; odds ratio (OR) = 9.21, 95 % CI (confidence int...
Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Asian J Psychiatr Source Type: research