Citation

Ferlatte O, Salway T, Rice S, Oliffe JL, Rich AJ, Knight R, Morgan J, Ogrodniczuk JS. Community Ment. Health J. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-019-00445-1

PMID

31327106

Abstract

This study examines barriers to mental health services among sexual and gender minorities (SGM) who screened positive for depression and risk of suicide. Data from an online survey of SGM (N = 2778) are analyzed. 37.5% met criteria for depression and 73.6% screened for being at risk of suicide. The most frequently cited barriers to mental health services access were inability to pay (62.3%), insufficient insurance (52.2%), a preference for 'waiting' for the problems to go away (51.5%), discomfort discussing emotions (45.7%), and feeling embarrassed and ashamed about mental health challenges (42.5%). Policy and practices implications of these findings are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; LGBTQ; Mental health; Sexual and gender minorities; Suicide