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Attitude and help-seeking behavior of the community towards mental health problems.

Yonas TesfayeLiyew AgenagnewGudina Terefe TuchoSusan AnandZewdie BirhanuGutema AhmedMasrie GetenetKiddus Yitbarek
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Almost half of the respondents had an unfavorable attitude towards mental health problems and the traditional and religious help-seeking intention was high. This suggests the need for designing effective community based mental health interventions to improve the general public attitude and help-seeking behavior towards mental health problems.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • drug induced