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The role of social support and life stress events in use of mental health services

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  • Sherbourne, Cathy Donald

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This study examined the role of social supports and life stress events in use of mental health services. Data were derived from a 3-5 year longitudinal study of a general population of adults (ages 14 and older) enrolled in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. The sample used in this analyses included those enrollees who participated for a full year in the second (N=1979) and third (N=2601) years of the experiment. Included were 4580 person-years of data. Statistical methods used probit regression models which controlled for a number of covariance including insurance palns, site, sociodemographic variables, physical and mental health. Results supported the following conclusions: (1) the more life events experienced, the more likely one is to use mental health services, (2) chronic types of life events are more important than acute events in predicting use of mental health services, (3) when defined as social contacts, social support does not predict use; however, when defined as social resources, the more support one has the less likely is one to use mental health services, and (4) neither social contacts nor social resources buffer the impact of life stress events on use of services.

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  • Sherbourne, Cathy Donald, 1988. "The role of social support and life stress events in use of mental health services," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 27(12), pages 1393-1400, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:27:y:1988:i:12:p:1393-1400
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    1. Dong, Gang Nathan, 2016. "Social capital as correlate, antecedent, and consequence of health service demand in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 85-96.
    2. Natalie Doan & Karen A. Patte & Mark A. Ferro & Scott T. Leatherdale, 2020. "Reluctancy towards Help-Seeking for Mental Health Concerns at Secondary School among Students in the COMPASS Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-19, September.
    3. Christophe Huỳnh & Jean Caron & Marie-Josée Fleury, 2016. "Mental health services use among adults with or without mental disorders: Do development stages matter?," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 62(5), pages 434-451, August.
    4. Aneela YASEEN, 2017. "Inclusive Aspects of Urban Design: Sociability, Walkability and Overall Ambiance," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(01), pages 1-17, March.
    5. Maya Albert & Thomas Becker & Paul Mccrone & Graham Thornicroft, 1998. "Social Networks and Mental Health Service Utilisation - a Literature Review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 44(4), pages 248-266, December.

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