A study on "Treatment Gap" in the youth mental health

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03936
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima
• Principal Investigator: Hosoba Tatsuya 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部(三原キャンパス), 教授 (40336912)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 越智 あゆみ 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部(三原キャンパス), 講師 (60445096)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: Treatment Gap / 精神科医療 / 青年期

Outline of Final Research Achievements

"Treatment Gap" refers to a situation in which they do not want to receive treatment at hospitals even if they are suffering from a disease requiring treatment. In this study, we investigated the phenomena of "Treatment Gap" on mental health services for adolescent young people. The main results were as follows.　 (1) "Treatment Gap" for psychiatric medicine was admitted to adolescent college students. 　(2) The main reasons that recommended consultation to friends who might have suffered from mental illness were "confidence / disbelief in medical treatment" and "expectation for medical expertise". (3) When there was a possibility of being a mental disorder, factors influencing acceptance of consultation for recommendation were "relationship with surroundings" and "willingness to improve".

Free Research Field

社会心理学