@article{ref1,
title="Korean-Canadian immigrants' help-seeking and self-management of suicidal behaviours",
journal="Canadian journal of community mental health",
year="2015",
author="Han, C.S. and Oliffe, J.L.",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="17-30",
abstract="Suicidal behaviours are intricately connected to culture, oftentimes reflecting traditional norms and attitudes to health help-seeking and self-management. To describe Korean-Canadian immigrants' help-seeking and self-management for their suicidal behaviours, 15 participants completed individual semistructured indepth interviews. Using constant comparison analysis, participants' narratives were analysed to inductively derive two themes: 1) resisting professional help; and, 2) developing effective self-management strategies. The study findings suggest that most participants preferred and opted for self-management strategies rather than seeking professional help. Most participants' reluctance to seek professional or peer help was underpinned by a fear of the stigma associated with traversing cultural norms by harbouring a mental illness and seeking help for that ailment. In addition, a lack of knowledge about available professional health care services, along with language and cultural barriers, led some participants to perceive mental health services as ineffectual. Participants' determination to self-manage their suicidality was influenced by cultural norms around honouring and protecting family, and a range of spiritual and religious beliefs also emerged to counter impulses for acting on suicidal thoughts. By shedding light on Korean-Canadian immigrants' experiences with suicidal behaviours, the findings offer some guidance toward developing culture-sensitive suicide prevention programs. © 2015, Canadian Periodical for Community Studies Inc. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0713-3936",
doi="10.7870/cjcmh-2014-036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2014-036"
}