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Autonomy versus support: self-reliance and help-seeking for mental health problems in young people.

Amelia IshikawaDebra J RickwoodEmily BariolaNavjot Bhullar
Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
The results show the critical role of social support for combating some of the unhelpful aspects of self-reliance for mental health help-seeking in young people. Future research should explore how self-reliance can hinder or be harnessed to facilitate accessing appropriate mental health.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • social support
  • mental illness
  • depressive symptoms