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Building skills and coping strategies and shaping effective help-seeking
Published in Lorraine Bell, Helping People Overcome Suicidal Thoughts, Urges and Behaviour, 2021
Barriers to help-seeking include: depressed mood leading to passivity and impaired problem-solving;not recognising you need emotional support or professional help;stigma and shame;ambivalence and fear that others will intervene and take control (this is likely to be a factor in those who are most suicidal);cultural traditions that value individual independence or frown on seeking help outside of the family;hopelessness;feeling unimportant compared to others perceived as more in need or deserving of help;mistrust or previous experience of services being unhelpful;over-reliance on distraction; continuously trying to put off addressing suicidal thoughts and urges until they “hit you in the face”.
Faked Pain and Loss of Sensation
Published in Harold V. Hall, Joseph G. Poirier, Detecting Malingering and Deception, 2020
Harold V. Hall, Joseph G. Poirier
Help-seeking behaviors associated with pain and injury are instructive to study. Peck, Fordyce, and Black (1978) in a now-classic study examined a wide range of pain behavior in tort claim litigants. Only two unsurprising events identified fakers—they consulted fewer physicians and utilized more supportive devices (i.e., crutches and prosthetics). More commonsensical findings included fakers attempting to avoid evaluators and treatment personnel.
Non-drug interventions for common mental health problems
Published in Christopher Dowrick, Global Primary Mental Health Care, 2019
Studies have shown that men have much lower rates of seeking medical attention than women. This lower help-seeking pattern has been observed across a range of problems including general physical health, psychosocial health and substance use. Failing to seek help can lead to delayed treatment and contribute to poorer health outcomes, and greater personal and health system burdens.
Continuing professional development needs in pain management for Canadian health care professionals: A cross sectional survey
Published in Canadian Journal of Pain, 2023
Craig M. Dale, Iacopo Cioffi, Christine B. Novak, Franklin Gorospe, Laura Murphy, Deepika Chugh, Judy Watt-Watson, Bonnie Stevens
The most frequently identified competency development needs for those caring for adolescents and children/infants were musculoskeletal pain and visceral pain, respectively. Drivers of help-seeking for musculoskeletal pain appear to be severe pain intensity and limited activity; up to 37% of children and adolescents report visiting a clinician for such pain in the past year.30 Similarly, abdominal (e.g., visceral) pain is a common problem among children.31 Those experiencing chronic abdominal pain report significantly lower quality of life compared to their healthy counterparts and are more frequently absent from school.32 There is emerging evidence that children and adolescents who report persistent pain are at increased risk of chronic pain as adults.30 These commonly presenting pain conditions represent practical learning needs and a likely opportunity to influence both practice and patient outcomes through targeted CPD.
Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration among university students in Bangladesh: Prevalence, impact and help-seeking practices
Published in Journal of School Violence, 2023
Md. Mamunur Rashid Sheikh, Md. Rony Hossan, Helena Menih
Help-seeking implies the behavior of actively requesting support from other people (Rickwood et al., 2005). Help-seeking is considered an effective coping strategy that can lessen distressing psychological symptoms and positively impact the whole life experience (Rickwood et al., 2005). However, research revealed that school students were reluctant to seek help from a counselor or teacher (Cowie, 2013) or an adult person (Li, 2006; Slonje & Smith, 2008). Similarly, university students express similar help-seeking behavior. For instance, the national union of students (NUS) survey (National Union of Students, 2008) stated that 70% of students did not report cyberbullying to others. In contrast, many students did not understand from whom they should seek help. In addition, 62% of students informed that university authorities delivered insufficient assistance when instances were reported. Some studies also revealed that older students were less likely to report help-seeking behavior than younger students (Dowling & Carey, 2013; Hunter et al., 2004). This is because older students think they are competent enough to solve cyberbullying (deLara, 2012).
Emotion dysregulation, help-seeking attitudes, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A structural equation model
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2023
Anne R. Limowski, Christopher R. DeJesus, Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski, Michael J. McDermott
A growing body of research demonstrates that help-seeking attitudes are an important factor in decisions to initiate treatment.14 Individuals with PTSD often hold low expectations that treatment will help with a problem15,16 or have a desire to solve problems by themselves,17,18 both of which impede help-seeking. Among individuals with a diagnosis of PTSD or major depressive disorder, approximately three quarters do not believe they have a problem requiring treatment.19 Even among students experiencing suicidal ideation, there is frequently the belief that treatment is not needed20 or that stress is a normal part of the college experience.18 Concerns about being judged,16 embarrassed,21 or rejected by others22 represent the most prominent reasons why people do not seek PTSD treatment.12,21 Trauma survivors also report concerns about talking about the trauma and desires to gain distance from aversive experiences by avoiding negative thoughts, emotions, and memories associated with the trauma, all of which can be obstacles to treatment initiation.14