Migrants’ Mental Health Perceptions and Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Services

Dow, Helena D.

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“…Dow5 identified shame and stigma as the reactions to social pressures whereas demands as a description and attribution of mental health issues. Furthermore, studies15,44,45 revealed the emotional, behavioral, and physical aspects of mental health issues and described mental health problems in all three areas.…”

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“…Kolstad and Gjesvik46 explored the beliefs regarding causes of mental health and mostly revealed social factors including societal changes, adopting Western values, decrease in traditional values, and indigenous approaches of living a simple life. Similarly, Dow5 identified lacking direction and purpose in life as an important factor leading to mental health problems. In a similar fashion, Fellmeth et al41 attributed mental health problems to a lack of social support, familial conflicts, and economic problems.…”

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“…The understanding of mental health and the interpretation vary from culture to culture. People’s perception of illness explains their help-seeking behavior or lack thereof 5. It has been found that people stopped contacting with services and arranged for their own discharge, once they were diagnosed 6–8.…”

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Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis

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Ming

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BackgroundMental health literacy is the beliefs and knowledge about mental health issues and their remedies. Attitudes and beliefs of lay individuals about mental illness are shaped by personal knowledge about mental illness, knowing and interacting with someone living with mental illness, and cultural stereotypes. Mental health issues are increasing and are alarming in almost every part of the world, and hence compiling this review provides an opportunity to understand the different views regarding mental disorders and problems as well as to fill the gap in the published literature by focusing only on the belief system and perception of mental health problems among general population.MethodThe methodology involved a systematic review and the meta-synthesis method, which includes synthesizing published qualitative studies on mental health perception and beliefs.SampleFifteen relevant published qualitative and mixed-method studies, regarding the concept of mental health, were identified for meta-synthesis.AnalysisAll the themes of the selected studies were further analyzed to give a broader picture of mental health problems and their perceived causes and management. Only qualitative studies, not older than 2010, focusing on beliefs about, attitudes toward, and perceptions of mental health problems, causes, and treatments were included in this review.ResultsThe findings are divided into four major categories, namely, 1) symptoms of mental health issues, 2) description of mental health issues, 3) perceived causes, and 4) preferred treatment and help-seeking behavior. Each category contains themes and subthemes based on published studies.ConclusionThe findings reveal multiple causes of, descriptions of, and treatment options for mental health problems, thereby providing insight into different help-seeking behaviors. Clarity is offered by highlighting cultural differences and similarities in mental health beliefs and perceptions about the causes of mental health problems. The implications of the studies and recommendations based on current findings are also discussed.

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“…It is important to recognise the cultural significance of the interdependency within Pacific families. As with most ethnic minority groups, expecting an individual to assume responsibility over their own health, exclusive of the family is inappropriate (Dow, 2011).…”

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Pacific peoples, mental health service engagement and suicide prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand

Tiatia‐Seath

2014

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

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Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:198285 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to discuss the engagement of Pacific peoples in mental health services in Aotearoa New Zealand and Pacific strategies for suicide prevention. Design/methodology/approach -This qualitative study involved 22 interviews with Samoans who had made a suicide attempt and/or had suicide ideation, were engaged in a mental health service. Findings -Narratives of mental health services and suicide prevention focused on issues of cultural competency, the importance of family involvement, dichotomous views of western and traditional beliefs around mental illness and the unsuccessful engagement of Pacific youth. Originality/value -This research argues that cultural considerations for Pacific communities are of paramount importance if mental health service engagement and developments towards Pacific suicide prevention strategies are to be effective.

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“…Dow (2011) suggests professionals need to go beyond merely understanding people's beliefs and perceptions of mental illness to the reasoning behind their beliefs which need to be explored and understood within a cultural context. When considering migrant cultural groups, it is important to acknowledge the effects and influences the process of migration may have, for example distress and adversity experienced leading up to and post migration (Kamperman, Komproe, & de Jong, 2007;Stuart, Klimidis, & Minas, 1998).…”

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Korean migrants' experiences and attitudes towards mental illness and mental health services in New Zealand

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2014

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Migrants’ Mental Health Perceptions and Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Services

Cited by 24 publications

References 54 publications

Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis

Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis

Pacific peoples, mental health service engagement and suicide prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand

Korean migrants' experiences and attitudes towards mental illness and mental health services in New Zealand

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