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What does mental health look like in our community?
ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTIn a Swedish study with Eritreans, Ethiopians, as well as other immigrants there were..."Lower rates of dispensed psychotropic drugs among recently settled immigrants, as compared with Swedish-born individuals." This study noted... "this pattern of drug use might suggest barriers to access mental health care."SOURCE: Brender-Lindquist et al. (2014), International Journal for Equity in Health
VIEWS TOWARDS MENTAL HEALTHRegarding mental health for Eritrean immigrants... "As a result of taboo, stigmatization & a lack of knowledge among Eritrean immigrants about mental health issues and treatment options, they often reject psychological health care. In psychiatry, an additional effort is needed to build a foundation for treatment."SOURCE: Brender-Lindquist et al. (2014), International Journal for Equity in Health
USE OF NON-HEALTHCARE SERVICESIn a USA study of Ethiopians there was..."...slightly lower mental health service utilization rate among Ethiopian immigrants and refugees (13.19%) compared to white adults (16.6%). Use of non-healthcare services such as religious leaders, other traditional healers, or family and friends was slightly higher (17.3%)."
SOURCE: Ayele et al. and Balthasar (2020), Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
SOURCE: Ayele et al. and Balthasar (2020), Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTHIn a Switzerland study with Eritrean immigrants..."Pathways to mental health care are critical and often poorly understood. Participants repeatedly stated that individuals do not know if they are mentally ill and instead rely on social contacts to recognize and take steps to treat the problem."
SOURCE: Melamed et al. (2018), Qualitative Health Research.
SOURCE: Melamed et al. (2018), Qualitative Health Research.
LACK OF USE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICESIn a Canadian study with Ethiopians immigrants...
"... study participants with a mental disorder were less likely to use healthcare services than participants without a mental disorder [this] was somewhat surprising... it is possible that study participants did not recognize mental disorders as such and thus healthcare was not sought."
SOURCE: Fenta et al. (2007), Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
"... study participants with a mental disorder were less likely to use healthcare services than participants without a mental disorder [this] was somewhat surprising... it is possible that study participants did not recognize mental disorders as such and thus healthcare was not sought."
SOURCE: Fenta et al. (2007), Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
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