Encouraging help-seeking behavior for mental health problems

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• Keywords: 援助要請 / アンケート調査

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.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学