TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Factors associated with use of mental health services for depressed and/or suicidal youth aged 15-24
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Cheung, Amy
A1  - Dewa, Carolyn
A1  - Cairney, John
A1  - Veldhuizen, Scott
A1  - Schaffer, Ayal
SP  - 300
EP  - 306
VL  - 45
IS  - 4
N2  - Using data from a national survey, this study examined different factors and their association with mental health service use in youth aged 15-24 with depression and/or suicidality. Our sample consisted of 1,252 youth with depression and/or suicidality. In youth aged 15-18 years old, two factors influenced service use: (1) co-occurrence of depression and suicidality (OR 3.23, 95% CI 1.43, 7.32) and (2) chronic health condition (OR 2.44, 95% CI 1.22, 4.84). Several factors were associated with service use in youth aged 19-24 including gender (female) (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.14, 2.76), and low income (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.11, 3.23). The findings suggest differences in the factors associated with mental health service use between youth aged 15-18 and 19-24 with depression and/or suicidality.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9205-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -