Thijs Fassaert|Matty A. S. de Wit|Wilco C. Tuinebreijer|Arnoud P. Verhoeff|Aartjan T.F. Beekman|Jack Dekker
Perceived need for mental health care among non-western labour migrants
Public Health Service of Amsterdam|Public Health Service of Amsterdam|Public Health Service of Amsterdam|University of Amsterdam
supposed higher prevalence common mental disorders among many migrant groups time problems reported regarding underutilisation mental health services migrants since perceived need care powerful predictor actual care utilisation aimed study hypothesis given level mental morbidity nonwestern migrants would perceive less need mental health care ethnic dutch residents additionally studied extent needs met groups well several possible barriers carea crosssectional study data 20042005 amsterdam health monitor data complete 626 ethnic dutch nonwestern turkish moroccan labour migrants respondents participated structured interview language included perceived need care questionnaire pncq composite international diagnostic interview cidi version 21 anxiety depressive disordersperceived need much higher among turkish migrants among moroccans perceived need comparable ethnic dutch turkish migrants also reported needs met less often ethnic dutch differences explained higher prevalence common mental disorders higher symptom levels among turkish differences mental morbidity taken account moroccans perceived less need information drugs referral specialised mental health care counselling important barrier care ethnic groups preference solve problem ones ownin case similar mental morbidity perceived need care lower among ethnic dutch results support hypothesis case similar mental distress needs migrants less often met needs ethnic dutch