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Engagement in linkage to mental health care program in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy

The Rockaways area of New York City was especially devastated by Hurricane Sandy. This study examined participant characteristics associated with acceptance of a linkage to and attendance at appointments for mental health difficulties (MHD). Participants (N = 1,011) completed questionnaires to asses...

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Autores principales: Bevilacqua, Kristin, Schneider, Samantha, Rasul, Rehana, Taioli, Emanuela, Schwartz, Rebecca M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30597560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22150
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author Bevilacqua, Kristin
Schneider, Samantha
Rasul, Rehana
Taioli, Emanuela
Schwartz, Rebecca M.
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description The Rockaways area of New York City was especially devastated by Hurricane Sandy. This study examined participant characteristics associated with acceptance of a linkage to and attendance at appointments for mental health difficulties (MHD). Participants (N = 1,011) completed questionnaires to assess mental health symptoms. Participants who met screening criteria (n = 442) were offered linkage to care. Individuals who had a higher mental health symptom burden (MHSB; i.e., those who screened in on more than one criteria vs. only one criterion) had 2.68 greater odds of accepting services (95% confidence interval [1.68, 4.26]). MHSB was not associated with attending a first appointment (p = 0.80). Female gender and Hispanic ethnicity were also associated with acceptance of linkage to care, though not attendance. Reducing stigma around MHD associated with natural disasters and increasing knowledge about the mental health care system could promote help‐seeking behavior among survivors.
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spelling pubmed-65903562019-07-08 Engagement in linkage to mental health care program in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy Bevilacqua, Kristin Schneider, Samantha Rasul, Rehana Taioli, Emanuela Schwartz, Rebecca M. J Community Psychol Research Articles The Rockaways area of New York City was especially devastated by Hurricane Sandy. This study examined participant characteristics associated with acceptance of a linkage to and attendance at appointments for mental health difficulties (MHD). Participants (N = 1,011) completed questionnaires to assess mental health symptoms. Participants who met screening criteria (n = 442) were offered linkage to care. Individuals who had a higher mental health symptom burden (MHSB; i.e., those who screened in on more than one criteria vs. only one criterion) had 2.68 greater odds of accepting services (95% confidence interval [1.68, 4.26]). MHSB was not associated with attending a first appointment (p = 0.80). Female gender and Hispanic ethnicity were also associated with acceptance of linkage to care, though not attendance. Reducing stigma around MHD associated with natural disasters and increasing knowledge about the mental health care system could promote help‐seeking behavior among survivors. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-12-30 2019-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6590356/ /pubmed/30597560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22150 Text en © 2018 The Authors Journal of Community Psychology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_short Engagement in linkage to mental health care program in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy
title_sort engagement in linkage to mental health care program in the rockaways after hurricane sandy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30597560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22150
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