SynthesisJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022
Accessing Mental Health Services: a Systematic Review and Meta-ethnography of the Experiences of South Asian Service Users in the UK.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Explanatory models of common mental disorders among South Asians in high-income countries: A systematic review.Transcultural psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Understanding antidepressant change patterns in the UK Biobank.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2026Article
- Accessing providers for co-occurring health and mental health disorders for children and youth in Ontario: an analysis of linked survey and administrative health data.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Participant perceptions of HAT TRICK™ Cricket: a culturally-adapted intervention for men with South Asian backgrounds in Australia.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and Cultural Adaptation of Parenting Interventions for South Asian Families: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Using Bernal's Ecological Validity Model.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Characterising inequalities in accessing primary care psychological therapies services for people living with dementia: the example of NHS talking therapies in England.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Observational
- The Integration of Islamic Psychology with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2025Article
- Understanding Acceptability of AI Triage Tools Amongst Underserved Populations: Lessons From the Early Phases of Co-Production With Bangladeshi Communities in Birmingham, UK.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- A scoping review to identify opportunities and challenges for communities of South Asian origin in accessing mental health services and support in high-income countries.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The PAPER Study (Prescribing Antidepressants in Primary care: Ethnic inequalities in tReatment): a study protocol.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Help-seeking intentions and depression treatment beliefs amongst Sri Lankan Australians: A survey following a mental health literacy framework.Transcultural psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association of GLP1R locus with mental ill-health endophenotypes and cardiometabolic traits: A trans-ancestry study in UK Biobank.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
- Police-reported family violence: are there differences amongst South Asian Australians and Australian-born Australians?Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation of a community wellbeing service for black, Asian and minoritised young people.NIHR open research · 2025Article
- Behavioral Medicine in Preventive Healthcare.Materia socio-medica · 2025Article
- Support needs of south Asian adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the UK: Perspectives of UK mental health professionals and key stakeholders.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Psychiatric Healthcare Experiences of South Asian Patients with Severe Mental Illness Diagnoses and Their Families in New York City: A Qualitative Study.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of the Role of Culturally Relevant Social Prescribing in Supporting Pakistani Carers Living in the UK.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite calls to address ethnic inequalities to accessing mental health services in the UK, governmental initiatives have had limited impact. Studies indicate that South Asian communities underutilise mental health services. Previous reviews have identified cultural and institutional factors that may influence service use, but these are mostly narrative and limited in their scope.
methodA systematic literature search resulted in fifteen studies exploring the experiences of seeking help and barriers to accessing and using services from the perspective of British South Asian service users.
findingsQualitative data was synthesised through meta-ethnography, and three themes emerged: Distanced from Services, Dilemma of Trust and Threat to Cultural Identity. South Asian service users were positioned at a distance from being able to access services and stuck in a dilemma of mistrusting White and Asian professionals. They constructed their cultural identity through a set of important values which were neglected by mental health services. Service users, therefore, appeared to engage in an ongoing evaluation of the potential benefits of accessing services against the risks of threat to their personal and cultural identities. The findings are discussed in relation to Eurocentric models of care and community engagement approaches.
conclusionThe review argues that institutional racism and cultural dissonance marginalise South Asian service users from access to quality and effective mental healthcare. It is recommended that services acknowledge the impact of alienation and powerlessness and advance their practices to establish trust and cultural safety for South Asian service users in the UK.
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