Help-Seeking Behaviors of Turkish Patients Prior to Accessing a Psychiatric Polyclinic

Despite the high prevalence of mental illness worldwide, people often do not receive adequate care and treatment. This study determined the help-seeking behaviors, prior to attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic, among Turkish patients (N = 225) with mental illness. Prior to attending the clinic,...

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Published inArchives of psychiatric nursing Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 145 - 154
Main Authors Güner-Küçükkaya, Perihan, Unal, Sati
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2012
W.B. Saunders Company/JNL
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Alternative medicine
Clinics
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
Health behavior
Helpseeking
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental health care
Mental Health Services - utilization
Mental illness
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
Patient care
Prevalence
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Young Adult
Turkey
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Summary:Despite the high prevalence of mental illness worldwide, people often do not receive adequate care and treatment. This study determined the help-seeking behaviors, prior to attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic, among Turkish patients (N = 225) with mental illness. Prior to attending the clinic, 29.3% of patients surveyed indicated they used self-implementation techniques, 17.78% consulted someone other than a physician, and 9.3% visited special healing sites other than hospitals. More than 50% used alternative therapies rather than conventional treatment. Mental health nurses must be aware of these health-seeking behaviors when planning individualized patient care and treatment.
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ISSN:0883-9417
1532-8228
DOI:10.1016/j.apnu.2011.08.002