Pathways to psychiatric care of patients from rural regions: A general-hospital-based study

Xuemei Li, Weijun Zhang, Yan Lin, Xiulan Zhang, Zhiyong Qu, Xiaohua Wang, Yurong Zhang, Huiwen Xu, Shuliang Zhao, Yafang Li and Donghua Tian

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2014, vol. 60, issue 3, 280-289

Abstract: Background: Pathway studies highlight the help-seeking behaviours of patients with physical and mental illness. A number of these studies have been completed in other countries, but there have been few reports from China. Therefore, this study was planned to explore the characteristics of the help-seeking pathways of patients with mental illness from rural regions of China through the mental health professionals and treatment at the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army (PLAGH). Methods: The pathway diagrams were documented for 203 subjects with various mental disorders using the translated version of the World Health Organization (WHO) pathway encounter form. The patterns of help-seeking and durations were analysed, and the χ 2 test and Mann-Whitney U test were employed as needed. Results: On average, each patient consulted 3.6 caregivers. The vast majority of patients first visited local secondary general hospitals (SGHs) (35.5%, χ 2 = 41.93, p

Keywords: Help-seeking pathway; psychiatric care; mental health professional; rural region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764013485364

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