Utah Youth Suicide Study: Barriers to Mental Health Treatment for Adolescents

Moskos, Michelle; Olson, Lenora M.; Halbern, Sarah; Gray, Doug

doi:10.1521/suli.2007.37.2.179

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“…First, it is important to promote help seeking by these people, as help-seeking behaviors reduce the risk of suicide [16] [17]. As previous studies show, among the Japanese experiencing suicidal ideation, 73.9% did not seek help, and among those who have attempted suicide, 51.1% did not seek help [18].…”

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Suicide for the Purpose of Gaining Insurance Payouts in Japan

Kodama¹,

Fujimoto²,

Tamura³

et al. 2017

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Purpose: Studies on suicide for the purpose of gaining insurance payouts are rare globally; analyses of this phenomenon can help us understand it better and achieve more individualized care and support. Method: We used suicide data for the period from 2007 to 2015 from the "Summary Document Concerned with Suicide" released by the Japanese National Police Agency. We organized data on suicide committed to gain insurance payouts according to sex, age group, and year. We compared the sex ratio between these cases and the total cases of suicide using the Mann-Whitney U-test. We looked for correlations between this reason for suicide and other causes and factors in males. Results: Most people who committed suicide for the purpose of gaining insurance payouts were found to be in the 40s to 60s age group. The mean (SD) sex ratio (male/female) of these cases was 10.67 (2.36), significantly higher than the sex ratio for the total cases of suicide (2.31 (0.12)) (p < 0.001). The causes and factors that significantly correlated with suicide for insurance money from suicide were bankruptcy, business slump, multiple debts, debt because of consigner, other debts, and stress from debt collection. Conclusion: Males are at a greater risk for suicide for the purpose of gaining insurance payouts in Japan, and among them especially those in their 40s to 60s. The cause appears to be associated with debt. To develop more effective prevention measures for this kind of suicide, further studies are required.

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Suicide for the Purpose of Gaining Insurance Payouts in Japan

Kodama¹,

Fujimoto²,

Tamura³

et al. 2017

JSS

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“…An article by Jorm et al (1997) first introduced the comprehensive concept "mental health literacy," developed from earlier literature on general health literacy, evaluating not only individuals' ability to recognize specific types of mental health problems and their causes, but also individuals' knowledge and beliefs about available professional help and attitudes facilitating proper help seeking (Jorm 2000). In line with this, many have argued that low levels of knowledge about and negative attitudes toward mental health treatments discourage treatment enrollment and adherence (Bayer and Peay 1997;Downs and Eisenberg 2012;Kelly and Achter 1995;Moskos et al 2007;Strong and Claiborn 1982). In particular, certain negative beliefs about the efficacy of professional services might be caused by the inadequate knowledge and false information about the mental disorder and its attributions, resulting in delayed help seeking (Johnston and Freeman 2002).…”

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Conceptualizing Culturally Infused Engagement and Its Measurement for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Children and Families

Yasui

Pottick

Chen

2017

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Despite the central role culture plays in racial and ethnic disparities in mental health among ethnic minority and immigrant children and families, existing measures of engagement in mental health services have failed to integrate culturally specific factors that shape these families' engagement with mental health services. To illustrate this gap, the authors systematically review 119 existing instruments that measure the multi-dimensional and developmental process of engagement for ethnic minority and immigrant children and families. The review is anchored in a new integrated conceptualization of engagement, the culturally infused engagement model. The review assesses culturally relevant cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral mechanisms of engagement from the stages of problem recognition and help seeking to treatment participation that can help illuminate the gaps. Existing measures examined four central domains pertinent to the process of engagement for ethnic minority and immigrant children and families: (a) expressions of mental distress and illness, (b) causal explanations of mental distress and illness, (c) beliefs about mental distress and illness, and (d) beliefs and experiences of seeking help. The findings highlight the variety of tools that are used to measure behavioral and attitudinal dimensions of engagement, showing the limitations of their application for ethnic minority and immigrant children and families. The review proposes directions for promising research methodologies to help intervention scientists and clinicians improve engagement and service delivery and reduce disparities among ethnic minority and immigrant children and families at large, and recommends practical applications for training, program planning, and policymaking.

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“…Last, it is mental illness that remains untreated owing to a reluctance to seek help that has been most strongly implicated in child and adolescent suicides, rather than the adverse effects of receiving treatment (Moskos 2007).…”

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Pharmacological treatment of depression and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents

Dubicka¹,

Wilkinson²,

Kelvin³

et al. 2010

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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SummaryMajor depression and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents are serious conditions associated with considerable morbidity as well as increased risk of suicide. The treatment of depression in young people is currently controversial and this article reviews the evidence base and potential risks and benefits of antidepressants. Although the diagnosis of bipolar disorder is also controversial, medication is the first-line treatment of choice in cases that meet diagnostic criteria. The limited evidence base in children and adolescents is presented, along with current treatment guidelines. Despite the controversies in this field, this article concludes that medication remains an important part of the treatment approach for both disorders, although the risks and benefits of pharmacotherapy need to be carefully assessed in each patient.

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Utah Youth Suicide Study: Barriers to Mental Health Treatment for Adolescents

Cited by 71 publications

References 11 publications

Suicide for the Purpose of Gaining Insurance Payouts in Japan

Suicide for the Purpose of Gaining Insurance Payouts in Japan

Conceptualizing Culturally Infused Engagement and Its Measurement for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Children and Families

Pharmacological treatment of depression and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents

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