Pakistani young people’s views on barriers to accessing mental health services

Ali, Nasreen; McLachlan, Niel; Kanwar, Shama; Randhawa, Gurch

doi:10.1080/17542863.2016.1248456

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“…This supports previous studies investigating mental health in BAME young people in which more social activity for young people was suggested, e.g. youth clubs [ 63 ].…”

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confidence: 90%

“Crazy person is crazy person. It doesn’t differentiate”: an exploration into Somali views of mental health and access to healthcare in an established UK Somali community

Linney

Redwood³

et al. 2020

Int J Equity Health

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Background Mental health conditions have been shown to disproportionately affect those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Somali communities globally have relatively high levels of mental illness, but low levels of mental health service use, with numerous barriers to care identified. This study was conducted in an established UK Somali community in the South West of England and aimed to explore community beliefs and views about the causes of mental illness, treatment for mental illness, and access to medical services in general. Participants were asked about how mental health and illness are understood and conceptualised, along with the cultural meaning of mental illness and its manifestations in relation to men, women and young people. Design Using a community-based participatory research design, in partnership with local Somali community organisations, the research team conducted four focus groups with a total of 23 participants aged over 18. Open-ended questions were used to facilitate discussion. Transcripts were analysed thematically. Results The participants discussed the role of migration and associated stress from the civil war and how that could contribute to mental illness. Participants tended to view the symptoms of mental illness as physical manifestations such as headaches and to describe a strong community stigma where those with mental health conditions were viewed as “crazy” by others. Barriers to accessing healthcare included language barriers, waiting times and a mistrust of doctors. Various ideas for improvements were discussed, including ideas to reduce stigma and ideas for community initiatives. Conclusion Cultural considerations and reducing stigma are vital in improving understanding of mental illness and improving access to mental health services, along with building relationships and trust between the Somali community and health care workers.

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“…This supports previous studies investigating mental health in BAME young people in which more social activity for young people was suggested, e.g. youth clubs [ 63 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“Crazy person is crazy person. It doesn’t differentiate”: an exploration into Somali views of mental health and access to healthcare in an established UK Somali community

Linney

Redwood³

et al. 2020

Int J Equity Health

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“…Barriers in accessing mental health help identified by most of the research include stigmatizing beliefs [24][25][26][27], lack of Awareness [28][29][30][31], preference for other sources [28][29][30][31][32] and scarcity of mental health services [13,[33][34][35][36][37]. This review paper is an attempt to fill the gap which is evident in available literature on this topic.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…People in Pakistan are not well-informed about signs and symptoms of mental illness which ultimately restrain people from accessing mental health services in Pakistan. People specially youth usually prefer to visit to general physician for their mental health problems [30]. Religious barriers also contribute to the reluctance in accessing towards mental health professional.…”

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Perceived Barriers And Facilitators To Access Mental Health Services Among Pakistani Adolescents

Nizam

Ali

2021

biosight

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Introduction: Mental health problems have a high rate of prevalence among adolescents in Pakistan, however, the tendency to access mental health professionals for the treatment has been low due to some barriers. The current review focuses on those barriers and identifies the relevant facilitators in reducing the barriers to enhance the well-being of adolescents. Methodology: By considering the objective of the study, the adolescents whose age ranged between 10-19 years were included, the research work done during 2012-2018 was accessed through Pub Med, Science Direct, Google Scholar and SAGE articles. The key terms mental health services, adolescents, barriers, facilitators were used to locate the articles. Result: Most prevailing barriers were found as stigmatizing belief, lack of awareness, preference for other sources and scarcity of mental health services. Social support from significant others, finding an expression for the problems, customized mental health advertisements, increased awareness about mental health and providing online services for mental health problems can facilitate for reducing reluctance in adolescents for accessing mental health help services. Discussion: Mental health awareness programs can facilitate in reducing the above-mentioned barriers. This review can make it easier to lower down the perceived barriers among adolescents which consequently encourage them to seek help they require. Recommendations for future research are further discussed.

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“…The aim of this research was to explore the discourses of shame (sharam) in the talk of British born, South Asian girls. Existing research is limited and examines the experiences of South Asian women, showing how shame can be a barrier to accessing services offering support for mental health difficulties (Ali et al, 2017;Mustafa et al, 2017). Shame is closely linked to the concept of honour and both terms are explored in greater detail in the following literature review.…”

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How discourses of sharam (shame) and mental health influence the help-seeking behaviours of British born girls of South Asian heritage

Sangar¹,

Howe

2021

Educational Psychology in Practice

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Pakistani young people’s views on barriers to accessing mental health services

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

“Crazy person is crazy person. It doesn’t differentiate”: an exploration into Somali views of mental health and access to healthcare in an established UK Somali community

“Crazy person is crazy person. It doesn’t differentiate”: an exploration into Somali views of mental health and access to healthcare in an established UK Somali community

Perceived Barriers And Facilitators To Access Mental Health Services Among Pakistani Adolescents

How discourses of sharam (shame) and mental health influence the help-seeking behaviours of British born girls of South Asian heritage

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