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Cross-cultural attitudes to help-seeking among individuals who are suicidal: new perspective for policy-makers

Year: 2011

Type: editorial

Abstract: World Mental Health Survey data demonstrate that a high proportion of people who are suicidal receive no treatment and that, contrary to previous assumptions, attitudes to treatment constitute greater barriers to help-seeking than do stigma or structural/financial constraints. We explore how suicide-prevention policy-makers might respond to Bruffaerts et al's findings.

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.087817

Authors: Alexandra Pitman, David P. J. Osborn

Institution: University College London

Language: English

Topic: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research