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Help-Seeking Behaviors of Individuals with Mental Illness

Mental illness negatively affects every aspect of individual, family and community life. It is an important health problem that causes loss of functionality and disability both in the world and in Turkey. Individuals with mental illness attribute meaning to their own beliefs and cultural values in which they live. Since the cultural values and beliefs of each society differ, the meaning given to mental illness also differs from society to society. Therefore, help-seeking behaviors of individuals in case of mental illness also differ. Help-seeking behaviors of patients can be in the form of applications to health institutions, as well as non-medical faith-healers, fortune-tellers, and healers. In the light of this information, it is aimed to discuss the help-seeking behaviors of individuals with mental illness in detail in this review.