APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
If I Seek Health Help Depends on How Bad Things Are: A Qualitative Study of Rural and Urban Mental Health Help Seeking
- Ethan Dahl
University of North Dakota - Brogan Lommen-Solig
University of North Dakota - Gracynn Young
University of North Dakota - Joelle Ruthig
University of North Dakota - Mariah Sorby
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Abstract
Rural and urban participants were asked why a set of mental health symptoms (mild, moderate, severe) warranted a need for help and what they would do to seek help. Qualitative findings for both questions included themes of attitudes, barriers, and motivation for ‘why’ and professional, informal, and barriers for ‘what’.
