A "Self-Milieux" perspective on help-seeking: examining the impact of a person's sociocultural background on help-seeking in people with untreated depressive symptoms.

Thomas McLaren Lina-Jolien Peter Samuel Tomczyk Holger Muehlan Georg Schomerus Silke Schmidt

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2024)

The study's strengths and limitations, as well as the cluster methodology, are discussed. The comparative results for the six Self-Milieux are interpreted based on current research. For example, participants from some milieux follow a help-seeking process proposed in previous research, while participants from other milieux seem to show a different process, one that ends in informal help-seeking.

Keyphrases

mental health
depressive symptoms
physical activity