Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Volume 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-85

Identifying individual and contextual barriers to seeking mental health services among Korean American immigrant women (Article)

Wu M.C. , Kviz F.J. , Miller A.M.
  • a College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, M/C 802, 845 South Damen, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • b School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
  • c College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions about barriers to Korean American immigrant women's seeking mental health services. Four focus groups were conducted with 27 Korean American participants, including two groups of providers and two groups of community women. Discussions were recorded and transcribed to identify and code themes. Barriers included language problems, cultural differences, lack of time, financial limitations, lack of transportation, lack of knowledge, lack of funding for community agencies, lack of partnership with churches, and perceived stigma. Recommendations include ethnically and linguistically matched mental health services, community outreach services, training for providers, and community education.

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psychological aspect human middle aged statistics Aged ethnology Mental Disorders mental disease United States Young Adult Humans Asian Americans Emigrants and Immigrants Asian American female questionnaire Article Questionnaires adult Social Environment migration patient attitude Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-60849135448&doi=10.1080%2f01612840802595204&partnerID=40&md5=3ff9ff228f0de30d66b940699aed98d8
DOI: 10.1080/01612840802595204
ISSN: 01612840
Cited by: 35
Original Language: English