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Published in: BMC Psychiatry 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Factors associated with mental health consultation in South Korea

Authors: Jieun Jang, Sang Ah Lee, Woorim Kim, Young Choi, Eun-Cheol Park

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with the use of mental health consultation for depressive symptoms.

Methods

We used data from the 2013 Community Health Survey, which included responses from 13,269 individuals who reported that they had experienced depressive symptoms for more than 2 weeks in Korea. We investigated associations between mental health consultation rates for depressive symptoms and sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the significance of associations.

Results

Among participants who report depressive symptoms, 16.0% (n = 2120) undergo mental health consultation. Respondents with a college education or over are more likely to undergo mental health consultation (odds ratio (OR) = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.21–1.84) than respondents with less education. Individuals aged 70 years or above are less likely to receive mental health consultation than those aged between 19 and 29 years. Females exhibit higher mental health consultation rates than males. Respondents who are divorced show greater odds of receiving mental health consultation than respondents who are married and cohabitate with their spouse.

Conclusions

This study indicates that rates of use of mental health consultation services are lower among older adults and men and higher among divorced people. Educational level shows a significant positive association with mental health consultation among Koreans. The results could have implications for mental health policy in many ways in Korea.
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Metadata
Title
Factors associated with mental health consultation in South Korea
Authors
Jieun Jang
Sang Ah Lee
Woorim Kim
Young Choi
Eun-Cheol Park
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1592-3

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