Objective: To examine the role of perceived stigma and attitudes to seeking care in predicting help-seeking from a general practitioner (GP) for mental health problems. Method: Across-sectional surveyin 2002 with self-repor t questionnaires assessing current levels symptomatology, disability, towards illness, knowledge prevalence causes contact illness behaviour preferences toward professional psychological help. Results: No significant relationship was found between symptom measures...

Attitudes are known to exert a powerful influence on range of behaviors. The objective this study was investigate the contribution attitudes toward one's own aging satisfaction with life and physical mental health measured in sample community-dwelling older adults.Adults who were part larger well-being rural regional Australia aged ≥60 years (N = 421) completed cross-sectional postal survey comprising Aging Questionnaire, 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Satisfaction Life Scale,...

Objective: To examine the role of stoicism, self-effficacy and perceived stigma in predicting help-seeking by rural residents, for mental health problems.Method: A cross-sectional community survey was conducted with a sample 467 residents (58% female), who completed self-report questionnaires assessing current levels symptomatology, disability, stigma, self-effficacy, attitudes towards experience seeking help psychological problems.Results: Overall, 27.6% (n = 129) respondents had sought...

With a longitudinal prospective design, we examined the impact of floods on mental and physical health older adults explored risk protective factors.Two hundred seventy four (age ≥60) completed surveys before after flood event. Both included measures anxiety, depression, self-reported health, satisfaction with life; post-flood survey also questionnaires experience, symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stoicism, psychological coping floods.Compared to those not personally affected...

Objective: To examine the role of stoicism, self-effficacy and perceived stigma in predicting help-seeking by rural residents, for mental health problems. Method: A cross-sectional community survey was conducted with a sample 467 residents (58% female), who completed self-report questionnaires assessing current levels symptomatology, disability, stigma, self-effficacy, attitudes towards experience seeking help psychological Results: Overall, 27.6% (n = 129) respondents had sought from...

The aim of this review was to determine which sociodemographic, illness-related and psychological/attitudinal factors impact on a person's decision seek help the associated with attitudes help-seeking in rural contexts. A computer search literature for 1990 – 2006 using terms "help-seeking" "mental" found 350 studies. Examination abstracts by one authors (AK) identified 20 relevant studies, we under two major headings: those papers dealing studies not specific (but may have included)...

Objective: In Australia the prevalence of mental health problems does not vary by gender, but help-seeking and service utilization do. The aim present study was to examine a number attitudinal factors that may influence for problems. Method: A cross-sectional community survey conducted with sample 579 rural residents (57.9% female), who completed self-report measures assessing stoicism, alexithymia, perceived personal stigma various facets personality trait openness experience. Results: Men...

Abstract Objective This study aims to investigate the course and prevalence of anxiety depression symptoms over 56 weeks in women with newly diagnosed breast gynaecologic cancer determine acceptability efficiency incorporating routine screening into practice. Methods Participants completed subscale Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS‐A) Centre for Epidemiological Studies (CES‐D) at diagnosis again every 8 weeks. Changes time were analysed repeated measures ANOVA adjusted post hoc...

Purpose of the Study:Little research has examined factors that contribute to formation attitudes toward one's own aging. The current study aimed examine personality as defined by Five-Factor model an antecedent attitudes, while taking into account demographic and health known be relevant such attitudes.

Infancy is a critical developmental period involving establishment of the neurological underpinnings psychological, affective and relational functioning. The integration findings from attachment theories neurodevelopment has contributed to greater understanding significance early relationships impact interactional disturbance. This paper provides an overview this framework implications for infant–caregiver interventions in high-risk dyads.

Objective: The absence of an agreed definition ‘rural’ limits the utility existing research into a possible relationship between rurality residence and mental health. present study investigates bipolar dimension accessibility/remoteness as correlate Method: A continuous area non-metropolitan Australia was selected to provide range scores on Accessibility/Remoteness Index (ARIA). questionnaire measuring demographics, five-factor model personality three aspects health (distress, disability...

The absence of an agreed definition "rural" limits the utility existing research into a possible relationship between rurality residence and mental health. present study investigates bipolar dimension accessibility/remoteness as correlate health.A continuous area non-metropolitan Australia was selected to provide range scores on Accessibility/Remoteness Index (ARIA). A questionnaire measuring demographics, five-factor model personality three aspects health (distress, disability wellbeing)...

Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate the stability depressive symptoms over time, explore possible reasons for genesis symptoms, examine psychosocial adjustment time and effects introduction highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in a group HIV infected patients. Method: seropositive outpatients assessed at 6 monthly intervals 2-year period. At each assessment patients completed Beck Depression Inventory, Life Event Core Bereavement Item questionnaire Psychosocial...

Objective: Existing research suggests that the rate of depressive illness and symptoms are high in people living with HIV/AIDS, but investigations on causes depression provide conflicting results. Social, psychological biological factors have all been suggested as possible HIV/AIDS. The suggestion may be result neurotropic effects virus central nervous system leading to an ‘organic’ or secondary has major implications treatment aim current study was further investigate nature underlying...

Our aim was to gain an estimate of the rate depressive disorder in patients with HIV/AIDS attending general practice and investigate factors associated depression. A further objective determine ability non-mental health medical practitioners detect symptoms their HIV/AIDS. METHODS Participants comprised 322 persons living ( (PLWHA); 13 females, 309 males; mean age 41.4, SD = 8.9) who were recruited from four clinics specializing HIV medicine infectious diseases clinic. Medical, psychiatric...