Jin Han|Philip J. Batterham|Alison L. Calear|Rebecca Randall
Factors Influencing Professional Help-Seeking for Suicidality
Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University
evidence suggests majority people suicidality seek help little systematic evaluation factors influencing professional helpseeking doneto systematically evaluate factors influence professional helpseeking suicidalitypublished quantitative qualitative studies medline psycinfo databases reviewed following prismain 55 relevant studies identified 15 studies examined professional helpseeking intentions perceived suicidal ideation among people without suicidality 21 studies examined professional helpseeking behavior among people suicidality 19 studies examined suicidal decedents health services use several potential important barriers identified including high selfreliance lack perceived need treatment stigmatizing attitudes toward suicide toward mental health issues toward seeking professional treatment presence suicidality mental health issues found generally decrease helpseeking intentions perceived suicidal ideation facilitating actual service use social support informal support family friends also played important role professional helpseekingalthough majority included studies sound quality factors identified review assessed relatively studies included studies conducted industrialized countriesfurther quantitative qualitative studies examining potential important factors broader community samples especially developing countries needed