Perceptions of Mental Health and Help-Seeking Behavior in an Urban Community in Vietnam: An Explorative Study

This explorative study assesses perceptions of mental health and help-seeking behavior among adults in Vietnam. Methods included questionnaires (200) and focus group discussions (eight). Respondents were often unable to name specific mental illnesses. Frequently mentioned symptoms of mental illness...

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Autores principales: van der Ham, Lia, Wright, Pamela, Van, Thang Vo, Doan, Vuong D. K., Broerse, Jacqueline E. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21409418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9393-x
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description This explorative study assesses perceptions of mental health and help-seeking behavior among adults in Vietnam. Methods included questionnaires (200) and focus group discussions (eight). Respondents were often unable to name specific mental illnesses. Frequently mentioned symptoms of mental illness were talking nonsense, talking/laughing alone and wandering. Pressure/stress and studying/thinking too much were often identified causes. Most respondents showed a preference for medical treatment options, often in combination with family care. The results show that perceptions of mental health and help-seeking behaviour are influenced by a lack of knowledge and a mix of traditional and modern views.
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spelling pubmed-31852262011-10-12 Perceptions of Mental Health and Help-Seeking Behavior in an Urban Community in Vietnam: An Explorative Study van der Ham, Lia Wright, Pamela Van, Thang Vo Doan, Vuong D. K. Broerse, Jacqueline E. W. Community Ment Health J Original Paper This explorative study assesses perceptions of mental health and help-seeking behavior among adults in Vietnam. Methods included questionnaires (200) and focus group discussions (eight). Respondents were often unable to name specific mental illnesses. Frequently mentioned symptoms of mental illness were talking nonsense, talking/laughing alone and wandering. Pressure/stress and studying/thinking too much were often identified causes. Most respondents showed a preference for medical treatment options, often in combination with family care. The results show that perceptions of mental health and help-seeking behaviour are influenced by a lack of knowledge and a mix of traditional and modern views. Springer US 2011-03-16 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3185226/ /pubmed/21409418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9393-x Text en © The Author(s) 2011 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Perceptions of Mental Health and Help-Seeking Behavior in an Urban Community in Vietnam: An Explorative Study
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