Psychotherapeut
Volume 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-14

Utilization of the mental health care system: Theoretical model for people with a migration background [Inanspruchnahme psychosozialer Versorgungsstrukturen: Theoretisches Modell für Personen mit Migrationshintergrund] (Article)

Baschin K.* , Ülsmann D. , Jacobi F. , Fydrich T.
  • a Institut für Psychologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany
  • b Institut für Psychologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany
  • c Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • d Institut für Psychologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany

Abstract

In spite of the high proportion of persons with a migration background in Germany, professional mental health care utilization by this population group still seems to be insufficient. This could be due to social as well as structural and individual barriers which impede the professional mental health care-seeking process. The heuristic Mental Health Action Process Approach (M-HAPA) model was developed in order to be able to empirically investigate the specific mechanism of action as well as the specific time of influence of these factors. An empirically supported model should possibly be able to justify targeted interventions. The M-HAPA model describes mental health care utilization behavior, combines the basic ideas of already existing models describing health behavior and health care utilization behavior as well as factors which are specifically relevant for the health care utilization behavior of persons with a migration background. This combination may serve as a basis for future research in the field of mental health care utilization behavior of persons with a migration background. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.

Author Keywords

Mental disorders Migrants Germany Health literacy Health services research

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84856138702&doi=10.1007%2fs00278-011-0884-6&partnerID=40&md5=5727e10c3c239c446e940aafad42fa94
DOI: 10.1007/s00278-011-0884-6
ISSN: 09356185
Cited by: 6
Original Language: German; English