Exploring presentation differences in multi-cultural youth seeking assistance for mental health problems

S Shepherd; C Harries; B Spivak; AS Pichler; R Purcell

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Exploring presentation differences in multi-cultural youth seeking assistance for mental health problems

S Shepherd, C Harries, B Spivak, AS Pichler, R Purcell

BMC Psychology | SPRINGERNATURE | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-021-00571-0

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mental ill-health can impact an individual's capacity to interact with others, make decisions, and cope with social challenges. This is of particular importance for many Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) individuals who may be at various stages of the acculturation process. The increasing diversity of the Australian population necessitates informed and culturally relevant services that meet the needs of a changing demographic. However the extant research on the mental health needs of CALD Australians is limited. This study aimed to further our understanding of the mental health needs of young CALD Australians by exploring the mental health concerns and social factors e..

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This work was supported by a NHMRC Program Grant (ID: 566529). The funding body maintained no role or influence in the design of the study, data collection, analysis, interpretation of data and in the writing of the manuscript.