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Factors associated with mental health consultation in South Korea.

Authors
 Jieun Jang  ;  Sang Ah Lee  ;  Woorim Kim  ;  Young Choi  ;  Eun-Cheol Park 
Citation
 BMC PSYCHIATRY, Vol.18(1) : 17, 2018 
Journal Title
BMC PSYCHIATRY
Issue Date
2018
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Depression/diagnosis ; Depression/epidemiology ; Depression/psychology ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Health Surveys/methods ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Health ; Middle Aged ; Referral and Consultation ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires
Keywords
Depress ; Depression ; Education ; Mental health ; Mental health consultation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with the use of mental health consultation for depressive symptoms.

METHODS: We used data from the 2013 Community Health Survey, which included responses from 13,269 individuals who reported that they had experienced depressive symptoms for more than 2 weeks in Korea. We investigated associations between mental health consultation rates for depressive symptoms and sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the significance of associations.

RESULTS: Among participants who report depressive symptoms, 16.0% (n = 2120) undergo mental health consultation. Respondents with a college education or over are more likely to undergo mental health consultation (odds ratio (OR) = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.21-1.84) than respondents with less education. Individuals aged 70 years or above are less likely to receive mental health consultation than those aged between 19 and 29 years. Females exhibit higher mental health consultation rates than males. Respondents who are divorced show greater odds of receiving mental health consultation than respondents who are married and cohabitate with their spouse.

CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that rates of use of mental health consultation services are lower among older adults and men and higher among divorced people. Educational level shows a significant positive association with mental health consultation among Koreans. The results could have implications for mental health policy in many ways in Korea.
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DOI
10.1186/s12888-018-1592-3
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Eun-Cheol(박은철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/161867
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