Religiosity and barriers to mental healthcare: a qualitative study among clients seeking community mental health services

We explored barriers to seeking mental healthcare, as reported by religious and secular clients in community mental health clinics. We conducted in-depth interviews with 59 clients immediately following their intake session and performed thematic analyses to identify major themes. Respondents across...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:  
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs: Nakash, Ora (Auteur) ; Lambez, Tal (Auteur) ; Cohen, Michal (Auteur) ; Nagar, Maayan (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
Vérifier la disponibilité: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
En cours de chargement...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publié: Taylor & Francis 2019
Dans: Mental health, religion & culture
Année: 2019, Volume: 22, Numéro: 5, Pages: 437-452
Sujets non-standardisés:B Israël
B treatment lag
B Mental Health Services
B Stigma
B Barriers
B treatment gap
B Religiosity
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Description
Résumé:We explored barriers to seeking mental healthcare, as reported by religious and secular clients in community mental health clinics. We conducted in-depth interviews with 59 clients immediately following their intake session and performed thematic analyses to identify major themes. Respondents across degree of religiosity/faith reported multiple barriers, including client-based and structural barriers. Most commonly, participants reported barriers associated with previous negative experience with mental health services and mental healthcare stigma. Religious clients expressed greater distrust towards healthcare systems and were more concerned about the social stigma associated with seeking treatment. Importantly, different models of treatment and healing emerged among secular and religious participants. Secular clients highlighted the importance of internal processes within the self, while religious clients highlighted the belief in a higher healing entity. Our findings highlight the significance of addressing client expectations in service delivery, attending to referral paths and improving accessibility and availability of affordable services.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contient:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2018.1489377