Encouraging help-seeking behavior for mental health problems

• Project/Area Number: 25460815
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: Jikei University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Suka Machi 東京慈恵会医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (30339858)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YAMAUCHI Takashi 労働安全衛生総合研究所, 過労死等調査研究センター, 研究員 (10598808) ; SUGIMORI Hiroki 大東文化大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 教授 (20276554)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 援助要請 / アンケート調査 / 近隣効果 / 自殺死亡 / 地域特性 / マルチレベル分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Encouraging help-seeking behavior is essential for early treatment of mental illness and prevention of suicide. Decisions to seek help for mental illness may be determined by individual predispositions and sociocultural environment, but epidemiological data is scarce in Japan. This study elucidated factors affecting help-seeking intention for mental illness to explore practical ways to encourage help-seeking behavior among Japanese adults.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Help-seeking intentions for early signs of mental illness and their associated factors: comparison across four kinds of health problems (2016)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Sugimori H.
  • Journal Title: BMC Public Health Volume: 16 (1) Issue: 1 Pages: 301-301
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2998-9
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Relationship between individual characteristics, neighbourhood contexts and help-seeking intentions for mental illness (2015)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Sugimori H.
  • Journal Title: BMJ Open Volume: 5 (8) Issue: 8 Pages: e008261-e008261
  • DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008261
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] ビネット法を用いた援助要請意図の比較評価: 3回のアンケート調査を通して (2017)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 山内貴史, 杉森裕樹, 柳澤裕之
  • Organizer: 第87回日本衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: フェニックスシーガイアリゾート
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-26
• [Presentation] うつ病患者に見られる4つの症状に対する一般市民の受診意図の比較検討 (2017)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 山内貴史, 杉森裕樹, 柳澤裕之
  • Organizer: 第27回日本疫学会
  • Place of Presentation: ベルクラシック甲府
  • Year and Date: 2017-01-25
• [Presentation] 症状別にみた受診意図とそれに関わる要因: 精神疾患の早期対応をめざして (2016)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 山内貴史, 杉森裕樹, 柳澤裕之
  • Organizer: 第75回日本公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: グランフロント大阪
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-26
• [Presentation] 心身の不調に対する一般市民の対処法の選択: 適時適切な受診行動をめざして (2016)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 杉森裕樹
  • Organizer: 第54回日本医療・病院管理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京医科歯科大学M＆Dタワー鈴木章夫記念講堂
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-17
• [Presentation] 健康問題発生時の援助要請からみた職場のメンタルヘルス対策の課題 (2016)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 山内貴史, 杉森裕樹, 柳澤裕之
  • Organizer: 第89回日本産業衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 福島県文化センター
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-24
• [Presentation] Help-seeking intentions for early signs of mental illness: comparisons across four symptoms (2016)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Sugimori H, Yanagisawa H
  • Organizer: 7th Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Associatoin for Suicide Prevention
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo Convention Hall
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-18
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 自殺予防に必要な援助要請を促進する要因に関する検討: 近隣のつながりに注目して (2015)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 山内貴史, 杉森裕樹, 柳澤裕之
  • Organizer: 第74回日本公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎ブリックホール, 長崎県
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-04
• [Presentation] Structural equation modeling on help-seeking for mental illness among Japanese adults (2015)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Sugimori H
  • Organizer: 28th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention
  • Place of Presentation: Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-16
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Factors affecting informal and formal help-seeking for mental illness among Japanese adults (2015)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Sugimori H
  • Organizer: 第25回日本疫学会
  • Place of Presentation: ウインク愛知、愛知県
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-21 – 2015-01-23
• [Presentation] Enhancement of local suicide prevention measures in Japan: a national fund project (2014)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Nakanishi M, Iwai A, Kubota T, Najima K
  • Organizer: WPA Section on Epidemiology and Public Health Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 奈良県新公会堂, 奈良県
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-16 – 2014-10-18
• [Presentation] Contextual effects on male suicide mortality in Japan: changes over the past 20 years (2014)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Tchimori H, Takeshima T
  • Organizer: 20th IEA World Congress of Epidemiology
  • Place of Presentation: Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-17 – 2014-08-21
• [Presentation] 自殺死亡と地域特性に関する分析: マルチレベルモデルによる高・低リスク地域の探索 (2014)
  • Author(s): 須賀万智, 山内貴史, 立森久照, 竹島正
  • Organizer: 第24回日本疫学会
  • Place of Presentation: 日立システムズホール仙台、宮城県
• [Presentation] Contextual effects on male suicide mortality in Japan: changes over the past 20 years (2014)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Tchimori H, Takeshima T
  • Organizer: 20th International Epidemiology Association World Congress of Epidemiology
  • Place of Presentation: Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage, USA
• [Presentation] Suicide trends and geographical variations in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Tchimori H, Takeshima T
  • Organizer: Joint Meeting of the IASC Satellite Conference for the 59th ISI WSC and the 8th Conference of the IASC-Asian Regional Section
  • Place of Presentation: Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Geographical variations and contextual effects on suicide mortality in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Suka M, Yamauchi T, Tchimori H, Takeshima T
  • Organizer: The 27th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention
  • Place of Presentation: Raddison Blu Plaza, Oslo, Norway