Help-Seeking Patterns Among the General Population in Singapore: Results from the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016
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Help‑Seeking Patterns Among the General Population in Singapore: Results from the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016 Saleha Shafie1 · Mythily Subramaniam1 · Edimansyah Abdin1 · Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar1 · Rajeswari Sambasivam1 · Yunjue Zhang1 · Shazana Shahwan1 · Sherilyn Chang1 · Anitha Jeyagurunathan1 · Siow Ann Chong1 Accepted: 6 October 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract This study aimed to establish lifetime mental health service utilisation among the general population of Singapore. The sociodemographic correlates of those seeking help from different service provider groups and changes in lifetime mental health service utilisation between 2010 and 2016 among those with mental disorders were also explored. A populationbased cross-sectional epidemiological household survey of the Singapore resident population aged 18 years and above was conducted from 2016 to 2018, using the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) version 3.0. Data from two cross-sectional population-based studies were used for comparison of lifetime mental health service utilisation in 2010 (n = 6616) and 2016 (n = 6126). Chi square test and multiple logistic regression were used to analyse the data. A total of 6126 respondents completed the study in 2016. Overall 9.3% of the total sample, 32.0% of those with mental disorders, and 5.7% of those not meeting criteria for mental disorders, ever sought help for their mental health issues in their lifetime, from any treatment service sectors. Several sociodemographic characteristics were found to be correlated with different service provider groups. There was no change in mental health service utilisation between 2010 and 2016 for all mental disorders included in this study, with the exception of a significant increase in help sought from professionals in social services, among those with alcohol abuse. Even though the overall help-seeking rates are low, it is encouraging that those seeking help did so from mental health professionals and professionals working in the social services. Keywords Help-seeking · CIDI · Mental health · Service utilisation · Singapore
Introduction
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-020-01092-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Globally more than one billion people were affected by mental or addictive disorders in 2016 (Rehm & Shield 2019). Depressive disorders and anxiety disorders were associated with the highest Disability Adjusted Life Years. In a
* Saleha Shafie [email protected]
Shazana Shahwan [email protected]
Mythily Subramaniam [email protected]
Sherilyn Chang [email protected]
Edimansyah Abdin [email protected]
Anitha Jeyagurunathan [email protected]
Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar [email protected]
Siow Ann Chong [email protected]
Rajeswari Sambasivam [email protected]
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Yunjue Zhang yunjue_zh
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