Barriers and Facilitators to Professional Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior: Perspective of Malaysian LGBT Individuals

IF 1.1 Q2 Social Sciences Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling Pub Date : 2021-02-01 DOI:10.1080/15538605.2021.1868373
May Kyi Zay Hta, C. Tam, Su Yi Au, Germaine Yeoh, M. Tan, Zheng Yang Lee, Vee Vian Yong
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Abstract This qualitative study explored the facilitators and barriers influencing professional mental health help-seeking among Malaysian LGBT young adults (n = 28). The main barriers identified were internal resistance, lack of resources and information about mental health, limited availability and accessibility to services, negative perception of mental health services, and stigma against LGBT communities. The facilitators were self-awareness, having resources and information, accessibility or availability of mental health services, and positive attitudes and beliefs about these services. Perspectives from our participants strongly highlight the requirement of culturally competent practices and LGBT-affirmative policies for better provision of mental health services among the LGBT communities.
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专业心理健康求助行为的障碍和促进因素:马来西亚LGBT个体的视角
摘要本质性研究探讨了马来西亚LGBT青年寻求专业心理健康帮助的促进因素和障碍。确定的主要障碍是内部阻力、缺乏有关精神卫生的资源和信息、服务的可用性和可及性有限、对精神卫生服务的负面看法以及对LGBT社区的污名化。促进因素包括自我意识、拥有资源和信息、精神卫生服务的可及性或可获得性以及对这些服务的积极态度和信念。与会者的观点强烈强调了在LGBT群体中更好地提供心理健康服务的文化适应性实践和LGBT平权政策的必要性。
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