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Gay, Bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) remote mental health help-seeking during Covid-19 (preprint)
psyarxiv; 2021.
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in English
| PREPRINT-PSYARXIV | ID: ppzbmed-10.31234.osf.io.s76f5
ABSTRACT
Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience far worse mental health (MH) than wider society. This disparity was exacerbated by additional ‘unique to sexual minority status’ COVID-19 stressors. This sequential, mixed-methods study examined MH help-seeking among GBMSM in the UK and Ireland during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Quantitative survey data (n=1,368), analysed with logistic regression, suggested GBMSM experiencing moderate-to-severe anxiety and those with a past MH diagnosis were most likely to seek MH support. Thematic analysis of qualitative interview (n=18) data identified multiple barriers and enablers to GBMSM seeking MH help, who focused on GBMSM-facing organisations and population-wide online resources. Finally, the behaviour change wheel was used to generate theoretically informed recommendations to promote MH help-seeking among GBMSM in Scotland. We discuss how applying these recommendations in the short, medium and long term will begin to address GBMSM’s MH needs, post COVID-19.
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Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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COVID-19
Language:
English
Year:
2021
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Preprint
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