Help Seeking Processes

Structural inequities disproportionately impact mental health and treatment-seeking among minoritized populations. These inequities impact racial and ethnic groups at systems, community, and individual levels. Within this context, our research focuses on individual-level factors that are associated with mental health treatment-seeking process.

Selected Publications

Nelson, T., Gebretensay, S. B.*, Sellers, A. M.*, & Moreno, O. (2024) Contextualizing mental help-seeking attitudes and intention: The role of Superwoman Schema among Black college women. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02075-0

Nelson, T., Ernst, S. C., Cirado, C., Fisse, J. L., & Moreno, O. (2022). Psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological services in a sample of Black women: The role of past mental health treatment. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(2), 527-537. https://doi.1007/s40615-021-00983-z

Nelson, T., Shahid, N. N., & Cardemil, E. V. (2020). Do I really need to go see somebody? Black women’s perceptions of help-seeking for depression. Journal of Black Psychology, 46(4), 263-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798420931644