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KMID : 0858820050220030029
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2005 Volume.22 No. 3 p.29 ~ p.47
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Unmet Needs for Mental Health Care and Its Implication for Health Education in Canada
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Park Jung-Wee
Nelson Connie H.
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Abstract
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Objectives: Individuals’’ self-reported unmet needs are an important indicator of heath care of their society. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 1.2, we examine unmet needs for mental health care in Canada and discuss its implications to health education.
Results: The most frequently reported reason for unmet needs was barriers to acceptability issues, which stem primarily from lack of knowledge of mental health, negative attitudes towards mental disorder, and mistrust of mental health professionals. Unmet needs for mental health care appeared an especially serious issue among the young. Also, individuals who reported unmet needs tended to have some ill health behavior such as illicit drug use that could be their coping mechanism. On the other hand, emotional and informational support factors have shown an important mitigating effect on unmet needs.
Conclusions: These findings of unmet needs pose a major challenge to health education. To effectively address unmet mental health care needs, it is recommended that the focus of relevant policies and programs should be on enhancing a multi-level mental health education strategy including efforts on individual, environmental and professional level education.
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KEYWORD
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Health Education, Unmet Needs, Mental Health
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