@article{ref1,
title="Help-seeking patterns and attitudes to treatment amongst men who attempted suicide",
journal="Journal of mental health",
year="2016",
author="Cleary, Anne",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="220-224",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A high percentage of those who complete suicide are not in contact with the psychiatric services and this is particularly evident among men who are the most at-risk group. <br><br>AIM: To examine take-up of psychiatric services and attitudes to treatment among a sample of men who made a suicide attempt. <br><br>METHOD: Fifty-two males, aged between 18 and 30 years, who made a medically serious suicide attempt, were followed up 7 years later using chart information and national mortality records. <br><br>RESULTS: On discharge from hospital all participants were referred to psychiatric aftercare services but one-third (32.7%) never presented and 20% attended only for a short period. Yet almost half (48%) of the sample made a subsequent attempt and 12% completed suicide. Factors contributing to low take-up of services include lack of awareness of psychiatric symptoms, reluctance to disclose distress and negative attitudes to seeking professional help. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Young males are reluctant to seek professional help for psychiatric problems even following a serious suicide attempt. Factors influencing this include health behaviours linked to traditional expectations for men as well as the type of services provided.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-8237",
doi="10.3109/09638237.2016.1149800",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2016.1149800"
}