"They Might Think I Was Crazy": Young American Indians' Reasons for Not Seeking Help when Suicidal

Autor/inn/en	Freedenthal, Stacey; Stiffman, Arlene Rubin
Titel	"They Might Think I Was Crazy": Young American Indians' Reasons for Not Seeking Help when Suicidal
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 22 (2007) 1, S.58-77 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558406295969
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Adolescents; Young Adults; Adolescent Attitudes; Help Seeking; Mental Health; Health Services; Suicide; Emotional Problems; Prevention; Interviews; Longitudinal Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Selbstmord; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	It is well known that many suicidal young people avoid asking for help; however, the reasons why are less understood. A sample of 101 American Indians (age 15-21 years) who had thought about or attempted suicide was asked open-ended questions about barriers to seeking formal and informal help while suicidal. The 74 participants who avoided at least one type of help most commonly reported internal factors, such as embarrassment, lack of problem recognition, a belief that nobody could help, and self-reliance. Structural barriers, such as lack of money or service availability, were only rarely cited. Findings indicate that efforts to increase help seeking among young, suicidal American Indians should target beliefs about emotional problems and help seeking. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10