J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
2005 Nov;44(6):721-729.
Help Seeking Behavior about Children's Problem and Satisfaction with Psychiatric Service: Multicenter Point Epidemiologic Study
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- 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. hawkeyelys@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Metropolitan Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 6Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
This study was done to evaluate present status of child and adolescent psychiatric practice in the view of medical consumers. Help seeking behaviour process after recognizing their children's problem, satisfaction with psychiatric service, and difficult problems during practice were evaluated, and variable factors affecting them were analysed.
METHODS
Through 10 multi-center point epidemiologic survey, 540 parents and their psychiatrists were involved in this study by structured questionnaire.
RESULTS
Above 70% of subjects reported positive response to psychiatric service. The barrier to psychiatric service were different by subjects' age. In children, parents' inability to identify severity of children's problem and proper management place were major reason. However in adolescent, children's lack of desire to receive help and parents' worry about stigma related to receiving help were major barrier to psychiatric service.
CONCLUSION
These findings suggest the importance of interagency collaboration and education services. Researchers and policymakers should consider strategies to reduce barrier related to perceptions of mental health problems and services, especially in adolescents.
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